[Solved]
Changed from QLabel to QGraphicsView

Qt Code:
  1. QGraphicsColorizeEffect *effect;
  2. effect = new QGraphicsColorizeEffect;
  3.  
  4. effect->setColor(QColor(Qt::red));
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Apologies for any inconvenience
Next time will do my homework better before posting

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