diff --git a/quickstep/res/values/colors.xml b/quickstep/res/values/colors.xml
index 8f439a231c..185c815ea1 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
     <color name="all_apps_prediction_row_separator_dark">#3cffffff</color>
 
     <!-- Taskbar -->
-    <color name="taskbar_background">@color/overview_scrim_dark</color>
     <color name="taskbar_nav_icon_selection_ripple">#E0E0E0</color>
     <color name="taskbar_nav_icon_light_color">#ffffff</color>
     <!-- The dark navigation button color is only used in the rare cases that taskbar isn't drawing
diff --git a/res/color-v31/overview_scrim_dark.xml b/res/color-v31/overview_scrim_dark.xml
index 487b9f8266..2ab8ecdec9 100644
--- a/res/color-v31/overview_scrim_dark.xml
+++ b/res/color-v31/overview_scrim_dark.xml
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@
      limitations under the License.
 -->
 <selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
-  <item android:color="@android:color/system_neutral1_500" android:lStar="15" />
+  <item android:color="@android:color/system_neutral1_500" android:lStar="35" />
 </selector>
diff --git a/res/color-v31/taskbar_background.xml b/res/color-v31/taskbar_background.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eaf676f8f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/color-v31/taskbar_background.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2022 The Android Open Source Project
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+-->
+<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+  <item android:color="@android:color/system_neutral1_500" android:lStar="15" />
+</selector>