diff --git a/client/galaxy/scripts/mvc/data.js b/client/galaxy/scripts/mvc/data.js
index 6b98db0fd85..b73a5a9d78d 100644
--- a/client/galaxy/scripts/mvc/data.js
+++ b/client/galaxy/scripts/mvc/data.js
@@ -128,10 +128,6 @@ var TabularDatasetChunkedView = Backbone.View.extend({
         this.row_count = 0;
         this.loading_chunk = false;
 
-        // CSS colors used in table.
-        this.header_color = '#AAA';
-        this.dark_row_color = '#DDD';
-
         // load trackster button
         new TabularButtonTracksterView({
             model   : options.model,
@@ -173,7 +169,7 @@ var TabularDatasetChunkedView = Backbone.View.extend({
         });
         this.$el.append(data_table);
         var column_names = this.model.get_metadata('column_names'),
-            header_row = $('<tr/>').css('background-color', this.header_color).appendTo(data_table);
+            header_row = $('<tr/>').appendTo(data_table);
         if (column_names) {
             header_row.append('<th>' + column_names.join('</th><th>') + '</th>');
         } else {
@@ -236,7 +232,7 @@ var TabularDatasetChunkedView = Backbone.View.extend({
             num_columns = this.model.get_metadata('columns');
 
         if (this.row_count % 2 !== 0) {
-            row.css('background-color', this.dark_row_color);
+            row.addClass('dark_row');
         }
 
         if (cells.length === num_columns) {
diff --git a/static/scripts/mvc/data.js b/static/scripts/mvc/data.js
index 6b98db0fd85..b73a5a9d78d 100644
--- a/static/scripts/mvc/data.js
+++ b/static/scripts/mvc/data.js
@@ -128,10 +128,6 @@ var TabularDatasetChunkedView = Backbone.View.extend({
         this.row_count = 0;
         this.loading_chunk = false;
 
-        // CSS colors used in table.
-        this.header_color = '#AAA';
-        this.dark_row_color = '#DDD';
-
         // load trackster button
         new TabularButtonTracksterView({
             model   : options.model,
@@ -173,7 +169,7 @@ var TabularDatasetChunkedView = Backbone.View.extend({
         });
         this.$el.append(data_table);
         var column_names = this.model.get_metadata('column_names'),
-            header_row = $('<tr/>').css('background-color', this.header_color).appendTo(data_table);
+            header_row = $('<tr/>').appendTo(data_table);
         if (column_names) {
             header_row.append('<th>' + column_names.join('</th><th>') + '</th>');
         } else {
@@ -236,7 +232,7 @@ var TabularDatasetChunkedView = Backbone.View.extend({
             num_columns = this.model.get_metadata('columns');
 
         if (this.row_count % 2 !== 0) {
-            row.css('background-color', this.dark_row_color);
+            row.addClass('dark_row');
         }
 
         if (cells.length === num_columns) {
diff --git a/static/scripts/packed/mvc/data.js b/static/scripts/packed/mvc/data.js
index fa386a83d49..0782142128e 100644
--- a/static/scripts/packed/mvc/data.js
+++ b/static/scripts/packed/mvc/data.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-define(["mvc/ui/ui-modal","mvc/ui/ui-frames","mvc/ui/icon-button"],function(k,j,f){var h=Backbone.Model.extend({});var b=Backbone.Model.extend({defaults:{id:"",type:"",name:"",hda_ldda:"hda",metadata:null},initialize:function(){if(!this.get("metadata")){this._set_metadata()}this.on("change",this._set_metadata,this)},_set_metadata:function(){var n=new h();_.each(_.keys(this.attributes),function(o){if(o.indexOf("metadata_")===0){var p=o.split("metadata_")[1];n.set(p,this.attributes[o]);delete this.attributes[o]}},this);this.set("metadata",n,{silent:true})},get_metadata:function(n){return this.attributes.metadata.get(n)},urlRoot:galaxy_config.root+"api/datasets"});var 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$(o).css("overflow")==="auto"});if(!scroll_elt){scroll_elt=window}this.scroll_elt=$(scroll_elt)},scrolled_to_bottom:function(){return(this.$el.height()-this.scroll_elt.scrollTop()-this.scroll_elt.height()<=0)}});var m=a.extend({initialize:function(n){a.prototype.initialize.call(this,n);this.scroll_elt=this.$el.css({position:"relative",overflow:"scroll",height:this.options.height||"500px"})},scrolled_to_bottom:function(){return this.$el.scrollTop()+this.$el.innerHeight()>=this.el.scrollHeight}});var d=Backbone.View.extend({col:{chrom:null,start:null,end:null},url_viz:null,dataset_id:null,genome_build:null,file_ext:null,initialize:function(p){var s=parent.Galaxy;if(s&&s.modal){this.modal=s.modal}if(s&&s.frame){this.frame=s.frame}if(!this.modal||!this.frame){return}var o=p.model;var r=o.get("metadata");if(!o.get("file_ext")){return}this.file_ext=o.get("file_ext");if(this.file_ext=="bed"){if(r.get("chromCol")&&r.get("startCol")&&r.get("endCol")){this.col.chrom=r.get("chromCol")-1;this.col.start=r.get("startCol")-1;this.col.end=r.get("endCol")-1}else{console.log("TabularButtonTrackster : Bed-file metadata incomplete.");return}}if(this.file_ext=="vcf"){function q(u,v){for(var t=0;t<v.length;t++){if(v[t].match(u)){return t}}return -1}this.col.chrom=q("Chrom",r.get("column_names"));this.col.start=q("Pos",r.get("column_names"));this.col.end=null;if(this.col.chrom==-1||this.col.start==-1){console.log("TabularButtonTrackster : VCF-file metadata incomplete.");return}}if(this.col.chrom===undefined){return}if(o.id){this.dataset_id=o.id}else{console.log("TabularButtonTrackster : Dataset identification is missing.");return}if(o.get("url_viz")){this.url_viz=o.get("url_viz")}else{console.log("TabularButtonTrackster : Url for visualization controller is 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Please try again or contact us.",buttons:{Cancel:function(){o.modal.hide()}}})},success:function(s){o.modal.show({title:"View Data in a New or Saved Visualization",buttons:{Cancel:function(){o.modal.hide()},"View in saved visualization":function(){o.modal.show({title:"Add Data to Saved Visualization",body:s,buttons:{Cancel:function(){o.modal.hide()},"Add to visualization":function(){o.modal.hide();o.modal.$el.find("input[name=id]:checked").each(function(){var t=$(this).val();q.id=t;o.frame.add({title:"Trackster",type:"url",content:n+"/trackster?"+$.param(q)})})}}})},"View in new visualization":function(){o.modal.hide();o.frame.add({title:"Trackster",type:"url",content:n+"/trackster?"+$.param(q)})}}})}});return false}}});var l=function(q,o,r,n){var p=new o({model:new q(r)});p.render();if(n){n.append(p.$el)}return p};var c=function(p){if(!p.model){p.model=new i(p.dataset_config)}var o=p.parent_elt;var q=p.embedded;delete p.embedded;delete p.parent_elt;delete p.dataset_config;var n=(q?new m(p):new g(p));n.render();if(o){o.append(n.$el);n.expand_to_container()}return n};return{Dataset:b,TabularDataset:i,DatasetCollection:e,TabularDatasetChunkedView:a,createTabularDatasetChunkedView:c}});
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+define(["mvc/ui/ui-modal","mvc/ui/ui-frames","mvc/ui/icon-button"],function(k,j,f){var h=Backbone.Model.extend({});var b=Backbone.Model.extend({defaults:{id:"",type:"",name:"",hda_ldda:"hda",metadata:null},initialize:function(){if(!this.get("metadata")){this._set_metadata()}this.on("change",this._set_metadata,this)},_set_metadata:function(){var n=new h();_.each(_.keys(this.attributes),function(o){if(o.indexOf("metadata_")===0){var p=o.split("metadata_")[1];n.set(p,this.attributes[o]);delete this.attributes[o]}},this);this.set("metadata",n,{silent:true})},get_metadata:function(n){return this.attributes.metadata.get(n)},urlRoot:galaxy_config.root+"api/datasets"});var 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g=a.extend({initialize:function(n){a.prototype.initialize.call(this,n);scroll_elt=_.find(this.$el.parents(),function(o){return $(o).css("overflow")==="auto"});if(!scroll_elt){scroll_elt=window}this.scroll_elt=$(scroll_elt)},scrolled_to_bottom:function(){return(this.$el.height()-this.scroll_elt.scrollTop()-this.scroll_elt.height()<=0)}});var m=a.extend({initialize:function(n){a.prototype.initialize.call(this,n);this.scroll_elt=this.$el.css({position:"relative",overflow:"scroll",height:this.options.height||"500px"})},scrolled_to_bottom:function(){return this.$el.scrollTop()+this.$el.innerHeight()>=this.el.scrollHeight}});var d=Backbone.View.extend({col:{chrom:null,start:null,end:null},url_viz:null,dataset_id:null,genome_build:null,file_ext:null,initialize:function(p){var s=parent.Galaxy;if(s&&s.modal){this.modal=s.modal}if(s&&s.frame){this.frame=s.frame}if(!this.modal||!this.frame){return}var o=p.model;var r=o.get("metadata");if(!o.get("file_ext")){return}this.file_ext=o.get("file_ext");if(this.file_ext=="bed"){if(r.get("chromCol")&&r.get("startCol")&&r.get("endCol")){this.col.chrom=r.get("chromCol")-1;this.col.start=r.get("startCol")-1;this.col.end=r.get("endCol")-1}else{console.log("TabularButtonTrackster : Bed-file metadata incomplete.");return}}if(this.file_ext=="vcf"){function q(u,v){for(var t=0;t<v.length;t++){if(v[t].match(u)){return t}}return -1}this.col.chrom=q("Chrom",r.get("column_names"));this.col.start=q("Pos",r.get("column_names"));this.col.end=null;if(this.col.chrom==-1||this.col.start==-1){console.log("TabularButtonTrackster : VCF-file metadata incomplete.");return}}if(this.col.chrom===undefined){return}if(o.id){this.dataset_id=o.id}else{console.log("TabularButtonTrackster : Dataset identification is missing.");return}if(o.get("url_viz")){this.url_viz=o.get("url_viz")}else{console.log("TabularButtonTrackster : Url for visualization controller is 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u=q.top-$(window).scrollTop()+3;$("#btn_viz").css({position:"fixed",top:u+"px",left:o+"px"});$("#btn_viz").off("click");$("#btn_viz").click(this.create_trackster_action(this.url_viz,v,this.genome_build));$("#btn_viz").show()}else{$("#btn_viz").hide()}},hide:function(){this.$el.find("#btn_viz").hide()},create_trackster_action:function(n,q,p){var o=this;return function(){var r={};if(p){r["f-dbkey"]=p}$.ajax({url:n+"/list_tracks?"+$.param(r),dataType:"html",error:function(){o.modal.show({title:"Something went wrong!",body:"Unfortunately we could not add this dataset to the track browser. Please try again or contact us.",buttons:{Cancel:function(){o.modal.hide()}}})},success:function(s){o.modal.show({title:"View Data in a New or Saved Visualization",buttons:{Cancel:function(){o.modal.hide()},"View in saved visualization":function(){o.modal.show({title:"Add Data to Saved Visualization",body:s,buttons:{Cancel:function(){o.modal.hide()},"Add to visualization":function(){o.modal.hide();o.modal.$el.find("input[name=id]:checked").each(function(){var t=$(this).val();q.id=t;o.frame.add({title:"Trackster",type:"url",content:n+"/trackster?"+$.param(q)})})}}})},"View in new visualization":function(){o.modal.hide();o.frame.add({title:"Trackster",type:"url",content:n+"/trackster?"+$.param(q)})}}})}});return false}}});var l=function(q,o,r,n){var p=new o({model:new q(r)});p.render();if(n){n.append(p.$el)}return p};var c=function(p){if(!p.model){p.model=new i(p.dataset_config)}var o=p.parent_elt;var q=p.embedded;delete p.embedded;delete p.parent_elt;delete p.dataset_config;var n=(q?new m(p):new g(p));n.render();if(o){o.append(n.$el);n.expand_to_container()}return n};return{Dataset:b,TabularDataset:i,DatasetCollection:e,TabularDatasetChunkedView:a,createTabularDatasetChunkedView:c}});
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diff --git a/static/style/blue/base.css b/static/style/blue/base.css
index a4d04e7f64a..5b94e50ff7c 100644
--- a/static/style/blue/base.css
+++ b/static/style/blue/base.css
@@ -2234,6 +2234,8 @@ div.toolTitleNoSection{padding-bottom:5px;font-weight:bold}
 #loading_indicator{position:fixed;right:10px;top:10px;height:32px;width:32px;display:none;background:url(largespinner.gif)}
 #content_table td{text-align:right;white-space:nowrap;padding:2px 10px}
 #content_table td.stringalign{text-align:left}
+#content_table .dark_row{background-color:#DDD}
+#content_table th{background-color:#AAA}
 .toolMenuAndView .toolForm{float:left;background-color:white;margin:10px}
 .text-and-autocomplete-select{background:none;position:relative;padding-right:18px}.text-and-autocomplete-select:after{margin-top:6px;position:absolute;top:2px;right:6px;width:10px;height:10px;display:inline-block;width:0;height:0;margin-left:2px;vertical-align:middle;border-top:4px solid #000;border-right:4px solid transparent;border-left:4px solid transparent;border-bottom:0 dotted;content:"";filter:alpha(opacity=8000);opacity:80;-ms-filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=8000);filter:alpha(opacity=8000)}.btn-default .text-and-autocomplete-select:after{border-top-color:#333}
 .btn-primary .text-and-autocomplete-select:after,.btn-success .text-and-autocomplete-select:after,.btn-warning .text-and-autocomplete-select:after,.btn-danger .text-and-autocomplete-select:after,.btn-info .text-and-autocomplete-select:after{border-top-color:#fff}
diff --git a/static/style/src/less/base.less b/static/style/src/less/base.less
index b77e43ed5eb..68ca1e237cc 100644
--- a/static/style/src/less/base.less
+++ b/static/style/src/less/base.less
@@ -1553,6 +1553,14 @@ div.toolTitleNoSection
     text-align:left;
 }
 
+#content_table .dark_row{
+    background-color: #DDD;
+}
+
+#content_table th{
+    background-color: #AAA;
+}
+
 // ==== Integrated tool form styles
 
 .toolMenuAndView .toolForm