How do i make my text black instead of grey?, Not as simple as it sounds. Options

[linzmcwilliams]

I'm using veranda size 6 but the font appears grey unless it is above size 8. Anyone know how to fix this?

My code is:

CODE

<Style type="text/css" source="http://www.strikefile.com/" author="Thomas Zwaagstra">
table, tr, td{
background-color:transparent;
border-style:none;
}

table table table, table table table td{
background-color:transparent;
}

body{
background-image:url(http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/1002/hollyclark11vf9.gif );
background-position:top left;
background-repeat:repeat;
background-attachment:fixed;
}

table table table table, table table table td{
background-image:none;
background-color:transparent;
}

body, div, p, strong, td, .text, .blacktext10, .blacktext12, a.searchlinkSmall, a.searchlinkSmall:link, a.searchlinkSmall:visited{
color:rgb(0,0,0);
font-size:6pt;
font-weight:normal;
font-style:normal;
text-decoration:none;
text-transform:uppercase;
font-family:verdana,sans-serif;
}

.orangetext15, strong, .lightbluetext8, .whitetext12, .nametext, .btext, .redtext, .redbtext{
color:rgb(0,0,0);
font-size:6pt;
font-weight:normal;
font-style:normal;
text-decoration:none;
text-transform:uppercase;
font-family:verdana,sans-serif;
}

a, a font, a:link, a:visited, a.navbar, a.navbar:link, a.navbar:visited, a.man, a.man:link, a.man:visited, a.man font, a.redlink, a.redlink:visited{
color:rgb(0,0,0);
font-size:6pt;
font-weight:normal;
font-style:normal;
text-decoration:none;
text-transform:uppercase;
font-family:verdana,sans-serif;
}

a:hover, a:hover font, a:active, a.navbar:hover, a.navbar:active, a.man:hover, a.man:active, a.man:hover font, a.searchlinkSmall:hover, a.searchlinkSmall:active, a.redlink:hover, a.redlink:hover{
font-size:6pt;
font-weight:normal;
font-style:normal;
text-decoration:none;
text-transform:none;
font-family:verdana,sans-serif;
}

table table table, div table table{
border-color:rgb(0,0,0);
border-style:solid;
border-width:1px;
background-color:rgb(255,255,255);
}

table table table table, div table table table{
border-style:none;
}

A IMG{
border-style:none;
}
a </Style>

Thanks.