1 in styles.xml add below styles.
<style name="TestTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.Holo">
<item name="android:actionBarSize">48dp</item>
<item name="android:actionBarStyle">@style/MainActionBarStyle</item>
<item name="android:actionBarTabStyle">@style/MainActionBarTabStyle</item>
<item name="android:actionBarTabTextStyle">@style/MainActionBarTitleStyle</item>
<item name="android:actionBarTabBarStyle">@style/MainActionBarTabBarStyle</item>
</style>
<style name="MainActionBarStyle" parent="@android:style/Widget.ActionBar">
<item name="android:background">#aabbcc</item><item name="android:backgroundStacked">#aabbcc</item>
<item name="android:backgroundSplit">#aabbcc</item>
</style>
<!-- style for the tab bar -->
<style name="MainActionBarTabBarStyle" parent="@android:style/Widget.Holo.ActionBar.TabBar">
<item name="android:backgroundSplit">#aabbcc</item>
</style>
2 Apply the TestTheme to your activity.