How do I change color of specific text?

Hi,

I have uploaded a new template and I have tried entering new color HTML codes into the stylesheet.css but cannot seem to get anything to happen. The text is barely readable in only certain areas, but main ones. The first is when I click my main category on the left and it brings down the sub-categories. they are all fine, but in the center of the page it shows them but the color of the text is too dark with a dark background. I want to lighten up the text. This is also happening for my "notify me of the product" and also the "reviews' text underneath the showcased box. I would really appreciate any help. If you don't understand you can try the website please. http://macarmsllc.com Thank you.

You have chosen a Template Monster template, which is problematic, but:

For future reference, install the Firefox browser and the Web Developer plugin for Firefox. You can use those to see where in the stylesheet you change the styling of the various page elements.

Ctrl-Shift-Y will allow you to hover over a section of the page and see the class and id names for that section in the box at the top. The statements in the stylesheet that begin with # are id's and the ones that begin with dots are classes.

Ctrl-Shift-E will open the CSS editor and allow you to edit the stylesheet and see the changes in real time without changing anything permanently. An essential tool.

Some prefer Firebug, which does much the same thing.

(If you're using Firefox 4-12, you'll need to remap the editor shortcut, since Firefox has appropriated Ctrl-Shift-E for an internal function - I use Ctrl-Shift-Q.)

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