Animation engine does not animate a view - android

I have the following animation
ValueAnimator colorAnim = ObjectAnimator.ofInt(contentBg, "backgroundColor", /*transparent*/0x0, /*dark*/0xcc000000);
colorAnim.setDuration(3000);
colorAnim.setEvaluator(new ArgbEvaluator());
colorAnim.start();
so what I want is to animate a contentBg from transparent to almost opaque dark. However, what I gets is just a transparent view, and after 3 seconds it gets instantly dark (end value of animation).
What should I do to make it work properly?
I am using nineoldandroids lib.

Have you tried to animate alpha only?
ValueAnimator colorAnim = ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(contentBg, View.ALPHA, 0, 0.8);
colorAnim.setDuration(3000);
colorAnim.start();
EDIT: from here it seems there is a problem with ArgbEvaluator evaluating alpha values. You can try the patched version provided in https://github.com/EaseTheWorld/PaintAnimator/blob/master/src/dev/easetheworld/animator/ArgbEvaluator2.java

Actually solved it myself by narrowing down my question to animating just alpha.
How to set View alpha in lower Api than 11?

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Like the title said, I'm looking a easy way to customize the color used in reveal.
I want to use official code if it's possible (avoiding 3rd party libraries).
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And then when it is time for animation to be fired run it
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Also, consider reading about what PivotX and PivotY are, it may be useful.
Also, using default interpolator will give strange result for rotating 5 times - i think using simple linear interpolator is much better choice.

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On second thought, I just ran across this answer and it provides a working alternative if you can use the newer APIs (ObjectAnimator).
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