lol maybe hideous was too strong of a word. I have since gotten used to it, but I will still say I am not a fan of it. I do agree with the keeping with the companies colour scheme though. As I said, maybe just another option and have this as the default...yet the problem with that is, it is a colour that you get used to over time, initally I think it is a bit of a put off, so it might not be good as a default skin.
OH!!!!! actually, if you want another idea (sorry, I do a lot of skinning for my site, so I enjoy playing around with it), I think you should go to an off-white background with the green. I think the black backdrop just accentuates the green more and is a difficult contrast. I suspect that with a lighter background, the green will not be so painful, initially, on the eyes
Hopefully that is helpful, sorry to be so negative :(