That block doesn't have a Stylevar, you will have to Edit the CSS manually,
in
search.css :
Find:
PHP Code:
#searchtypeswitcher li a {
display:block;
padding:5px 10px;
margin-{vb:stylevar right}:5px;
background-color:#97b1c2;
float:{vb:stylevar left};
clear: {vb:stylevar right};
color:#FFF;
text-decoration:none;
-moz-border-radius-top{vb:stylevar right}: {vb:stylevar border_radius};
-moz-border-radius-top{vb:stylevar left}: {vb:stylevar border_radius};
-webkit-border-top-{vb:stylevar right}-radius: {vb:stylevar border_radius};
-webkit-border-top-{vb:stylevar left}-radius: {vb:stylevar border_radius};
}
#searchtypeswitcher li.selected a {
background-color:#5a7f97;
}
#searchtypeswitcher li a:hover {
background-color:#5a7f97;
}
Change "background-color:#
5a7f97;" to any color you'd like,
Same goes for Hover & selected, you may choose a different color for those.
Cheers.