I set the text box text color to red using the blocks, but it doesn’t change the text color in the text box. I’m sure it’s something simple I’m just too dumb to figure out myself, but no matter what the text is gray. I even tried changing text instead of text color to red, but alas, it’s gray
Gray? The default text color is black. Maybe you're looking at the color of the hint text? Start typing in the text field to see the color of the text. However, the color of the hint text cannot be changed without the extension.