Something

import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Color;
import org.eclipse.swt.graphics.GC;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Event;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Listener;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Table;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TableColumn;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TableItem;

public class Main {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		Display display= new Display();
		Shell shell= new Shell(display);
		final Color red= display.getSystemColor(SWT.COLOR_RED);
		final Color yellow= display.getSystemColor(SWT.COLOR_YELLOW);
		final Table table= new Table(shell, SWT.FULL_SELECTION);
		table.setHeaderVisible(true);
		table.setBackground(display.getSystemColor(SWT.COLOR_RED));
		new TableColumn(table, SWT.NONE).setWidth(100);
		new TableColumn(table, SWT.NONE).setWidth(100);
		new TableColumn(table, SWT.NONE).setWidth(100);
		for (int i= 0; i < 5; i++) {
			TableItem item= new TableItem(table, SWT.NONE);
			item.setText(0, "item " + i + " col 0");
			item.setText(1, "item " + i + " col 1");
			item.setText(2, "item " + i + " col 2");
		}
		table.pack();
		table.addListener(SWT.EraseItem, new Listener() {
			public void handleEvent(Event event) {
				if ((event.detail & SWT.SELECTED) != 0) {
					int clientWidth= table.getClientArea().width;
					GC gc= event.gc;
					Color oldForeground= gc.getForeground();
					Color oldBackground= gc.getBackground();
					gc.setForeground(red);
					gc.setBackground(yellow);
					gc.fillGradientRectangle(0, event.y, clientWidth, event.height, false);
					gc.setForeground(oldForeground);
					gc.setBackground(oldBackground);
					event.detail&= ~SWT.SELECTED;
				}
				event.detail&= ~SWT.BACKGROUND;
			}
		});
		shell.pack();
		shell.open();
		while (!shell.isDisposed()) {
			if (!display.readAndDispatch())
				display.sleep();
		}
		display.dispose();
	}
}