<SeekBar
        android:background="#0FFFF55"
        android:id="@+id/seekBarDistance"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginTop="88dp"
        android:progress="0"
        android:progressDrawable="@drawable/progress"
        android:thumb="@drawable/thumb"
        android:splitTrack="false">
    </SeekBar>



and this would be the drawable progress.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
    <item android:id="@android:id/background">
        <layer-list>
            <item>
                <bitmap
                    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
                    android:src="@drawable/checkered_tile"
                    android:tileMode="repeat"
                    android:dither="true"
                    android:filter="false"
                    android:antialias="false"
                    />
            </item>
            <item>
                <shape android:shape="rectangle" >
                    <gradient android:startColor="#00000000"
                        android:endColor="#FF000000" android:type="linear" android:angle="0dp"/>
                </shape>
            </item>
        </layer-list>
    </item>

</layer-list>