Figured it out
Preferences > Fonts & Colors > Versioning > Git > Highlighting
Change colors associated with ‘Modified in Working Tree’ etc.
It would be helpful to have some explanatory text saying that those options change how the names of the files in tabs look.
I had no idea making those changes would work but tried it anyway.
Or showing the option to change the colors of the files in the tabs when someone right clicks on the file name in the tab.