diff --git a/feature/linebyline/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/extra/feature/linebyline/ui/QuranPageWrapper.kt b/feature/linebyline/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/extra/feature/linebyline/ui/QuranPageWrapper.kt
index 76bc644012..23f0f778f1 100644
--- a/feature/linebyline/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/extra/feature/linebyline/ui/QuranPageWrapper.kt
+++ b/feature/linebyline/src/main/java/com/quran/labs/androidquran/extra/feature/linebyline/ui/QuranPageWrapper.kt
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ fun QuranPageWrapper(
   val adjustedBrightness = (50 * ln1p(backgroundBrightness.toDouble()) + originalTextBrightness).toInt()
   val textBrightness = min(adjustedBrightness.toFloat(), 255f)
 
-  val overlayColor = Color(0x60, 0x60, 0x60)
+  val overlayColor = Color(0x68, 0x6E, 0x7D)
 
   val displayInfo = pageInfo.displayText
   val showHeaderFooter = displaySettings.showHeaderFooter