<td class="alt1 smallfont" id="tag_list_cell">$tag_list</td>

<td style="background: #FFFFFF; color:#FFF;" id="tag_list_cell">$tag_list</td>

<a class="tag" href="tags.php?$session[sessionurl]tag=$tag_url">$tag</a>

.tag { 
  background: #2c60a5; 
  border-radius: 3px 0 0 3px; 
  color: #FFF; 
  display: inline-block; 
  height: 26px; 
  line-height: 26px; 
  padding: 0 5px 0 23px; 
  position: relative; 
  margin: 0 10px 10px 0; 
  text-decoration: none; 
  transition: color 0.2s; 
  border-radius: 7px; 
} 
.tag::before { 
  background: #fff; 
  border-radius: 10px; 
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25); 
  content: ''; 
  height: 6px; 
  left: 10px; 
  position: absolute; 
  width: 6px; 
  top: 10px; 
} 
.tag::after { 
  background: #fff; 
  border-bottom: 13px solid transparent; 
  border-right: 10px solid #2c60a5; 
  border-top: 13px solid transparent; 
  content: ''; 
  position: absolute; 
  left: 0; 
  top: 0; 
} 
.tag:hover { 
  background-color: #acd5f1; 
  color: #000; 
  transition: color 1.5s; 
} 
.tag:hover::after { 
   border-left-color: crimson;  
   border-right: 10px solid #acd5f1; 
   transition: color 0.2s; 
} 
#tags a { 
    text-decoration: none; 
        color: #FF0000; 
}