Changing scrollbar color in textarea

I would like to change the color of the scrollbar that
appears in a textarea. I have tried various methods and nothing
seems to work. I would appreciate any help on this.
Thanks,
Jothishankar

textarea has an insert method therefore you may be able to change the text color and insert it at the same position to obtain the different color. i haven't tried it just a suggestion.

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