I've discovered another work around: Quite Kopete, then open up ~/.kde/share/config/kopeterc and delete all the settings under the "[chatwindow_{blahblahblah}]" sections, especially the bits about TextBgColor, then restart kopete, and all the chat windows will be back to normal.
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