Well, the easy way to get a color off of something is to take a screenshot and use an eyedropper <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
There are compressed targas (RLE) that offer transparency too, and I'm pretty sure it's not lossy (just make sure you don't make the file size too large).
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Make whatever you want transparent, in PhotoShop, one solid color. When you're done with the picture, select the Magic Wand Tool[W]. Uncheck the tool's "Anti-Aliased" and "Contagious" boxes at the top of the screen if they're checked. Click the color, and hit Delete on the keyboard. It should have a Checker Pattern, that means it'll be transparent.
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Thats PS though... I dunno PSP.
I prefer to just have the background match the forum because, Well then I can have higher quality.
There are compressed targas (RLE) that offer transparency too, and I'm pretty sure it's not lossy (just make sure you don't make the file size too large).