How do I change the Sidebar text color? 1.4.2 Sugarcane

I'm trying to change the color of the Sidebar font in the picture you can barely see it.

Or i I can't change the font color is there a way I can give it a transparent background like I have for the main text? (testing this right now since I thought of it, will update if I get it to work)

Example: http://imgur.com/a/UQCfO