To reproduce: - Drop RadRichTextEditor to a form. - Set the theme to FluentDark. Workaround: radRichTextEditor1.ChangeTextForeColor(Color.White); or public void SetBackColor() { this.radRichTextEditor1.RichTextBoxElement.BackColor = Color.White; Theme theme = ThemeRepository.FindTheme("TelerikMetroBlue"); foreach (var styleGroup in theme.StyleGroups) { foreach (PropertySettingGroup settingGroup in styleGroup.PropertySettingGroups) { if (settingGroup.Selector.Value == "Telerik.WinControls.RichTextEditor.UI.Page") { foreach (PropertySetting property in settingGroup.PropertySettings) { if (property.Name == "BackColor") { property.Value = System.Drawing.Color.White; } } } if (settingGroup.Selector.Value == "Telerik.WinControls.RichTextEditor.UI.HeaderFooterContainer") { foreach (PropertySetting property in settingGroup.PropertySettings) { if (property.Name == "OverlayColor") { property.Value = System.Drawing.Color.White; } } } } } }