Try one of these bookmarklets to make the page look better - I routinely use zap or zap stylesheets to get rid of all annoying page elements and stylings:
Yes, it's annoying. However you can use bookmarklets to fix it and you can also use "reader" feature if you're on Firefox, it works surprisingly well (on most pages - not on HN unfortunately).
It's good enough
I'm sorry to be that guy, but the lack of contrast makes this comment difficult to read.