Scrollpane Question

I got my scrollpane to load a movie clip (after selecting export in first frame) but now my question is this: When I try to change the scrollpane properties (tint or alpha) to match the color of the other text boxes on my site, the text appearing in the scrollpane turns the same color in it’s background instead of appearing ON TOP of the scroll pane as is the case with normal text boxes

any ideas?