My dark KDE4 color scheme. This problem persists in all other dark themes I tried too.

DrSlonyColdAsh.colors (text/plain), 2.27 KB, created by DrSlony on 2009-09-10 16:31:38 UTC

[ColorEffects:Disabled]
Color=33,39,37
ColorAmount=0.375
ColorEffect=3
ContrastAmount=0.45
ContrastEffect=1
IntensityAmount=0.15
IntensityEffect=0

[ColorEffects:Inactive]
Color=33,39,37
ColorAmount=0.075
ColorEffect=3
ContrastAmount=0.35
ContrastEffect=2
Enable=false
IntensityAmount=0.5
IntensityEffect=0

[Colors:Button]
BackgroundAlternate=93,91,86
BackgroundNormal=61,60,56
DecorationFocus=79,96,106
DecorationHover=255,233,153
ForegroundActive=254,255,224
ForegroundInactive=120,119,117
ForegroundLink=128,140,162
ForegroundNegative=248,168,135
ForegroundNeutral=255,210,145
ForegroundNormal=203,185,166
ForegroundPositive=163,146,154
ForegroundVisited=83,102,132

[Colors:Selection]
BackgroundAlternate=104,78,67
BackgroundNormal=85,64,56
DecorationFocus=79,96,106
DecorationHover=255,233,153
ForegroundActive=254,255,224
ForegroundInactive=120,119,117
ForegroundLink=128,140,162
ForegroundNegative=248,168,135
ForegroundNeutral=255,210,145
ForegroundNormal=255,255,255
ForegroundPositive=163,146,154
ForegroundVisited=83,102,132

[Colors:Tooltip]
BackgroundAlternate=43,49,45
BackgroundNormal=41,46,42
DecorationFocus=79,96,106
DecorationHover=255,233,153
ForegroundActive=254,255,224
ForegroundInactive=120,119,117
ForegroundLink=128,140,162
ForegroundNegative=248,168,135
ForegroundNeutral=255,210,145
ForegroundNormal=130,144,159
ForegroundPositive=163,146,154
ForegroundVisited=83,102,132

[Colors:View]
BackgroundAlternate=48,48,48
BackgroundNormal=16,16,14
DecorationFocus=79,96,106
DecorationHover=255,233,153
ForegroundActive=254,255,224
ForegroundInactive=120,119,117
ForegroundLink=128,140,162
ForegroundNegative=248,168,135
ForegroundNeutral=255,210,145
ForegroundNormal=203,185,165
ForegroundPositive=163,146,154
ForegroundVisited=83,102,132

[Colors:Window]
BackgroundAlternate=255,0,0
BackgroundNormal=38,38,38
DecorationFocus=79,96,106
DecorationHover=255,233,153
ForegroundActive=254,255,224
ForegroundInactive=120,119,117
ForegroundLink=128,140,162
ForegroundNegative=248,168,135
ForegroundNeutral=255,210,145
ForegroundNormal=203,185,166
ForegroundPositive=163,146,154
ForegroundVisited=83,102,132

[General]
Name=DrSlonyColdAsh
shadeSortColumn=true

[KDE]
contrast=3

[WM]
activeBackground=180,160,149
activeForeground=248,229,196
inactiveBackground=144,132,134
inactiveForeground=204,155,140