Can I have transparent tabs and article submission

I have found a template that I really like and it's a dark template with white test. The problem I'm having is that the Tabs background and the article submission background have remained white and the text just blends in. Is there a way to change the background color to a darker color or just make it transparent so that it works perfectly with the template? Pleas refer to the attached image.

have you tried changing the CB Template to dark?

(see configuration -> user profile)

Well it almost worked. I'm allowing for article submission and article editor is still white with white text. Any thoughts?

Firebug to inspect the css element that is being used.