diff --git a/styles/base/global.css b/styles/base/global.css
index 7d9c450..eb62334 100644
--- a/styles/base/global.css
+++ b/styles/base/global.css
@@ -81,24 +81,23 @@ main#maincontent {
  * backgroundColor is updated at runtime by
  * static/js/modules/ChromeTint.js.
  *
- * visibility: hidden keeps the elements invisible to the user (so
- * they don't appear as dark bars over the page content) while iOS
- * Safari still samples their backgroundColor. The WebKit source
- * explicitly notes that visibility: hidden elements ARE sampled.
+ * opacity: 0 makes the elements fully transparent to the user (so
+ * they don't appear as dark bars over the page content) while the
+ * backgroundColor is still readable by iOS Safari's sampler.
  *
  * The elements are kept as small as possible (12px tall) so they
  * stay well within the iOS safe-area insets. They have no background
  * by default — they only get a backgroundColor when the matching
  * element (header / footer) is in view. pointer-events: none ensures
- * they never intercept clicks even if made visible.
+ * they never intercept clicks.
  *
  * (iOS 26 ignores <meta name="theme-color">; this technique is
  *  what replaced it.)
  */
 .chrome-tint {
+    opacity: 0;
     pointer-events: none;
     position: fixed;
-    visibility: hidden;
     z-index: 9999;
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/chrome-tint.spec.js b/tests/chrome-tint.spec.js
index 4a6206f..a5512e1 100644
--- a/tests/chrome-tint.spec.js
+++ b/tests/chrome-tint.spec.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ test.describe("chrome tint", () => {
                     width: Math.round(topR.width),
                     widthPct: Math.round((topR.width / winW) * 100),
                     position: topCs.position,
-                    visibility: topCs.visibility,
+                    opacity: parseFloat(topCs.opacity),
                 },
                 bottom: {
                     bottomFromViewport: Math.round(winH - bottomR.bottom),
@@ -69,25 +69,25 @@ test.describe("chrome tint", () => {
                     width: Math.round(bottomR.width),
                     widthPct: Math.round((bottomR.width / winW) * 100),
                     position: bottomCs.position,
-                    visibility: bottomCs.visibility,
+                    opacity: parseFloat(bottomCs.opacity),
                 },
             };
         });
 
         // Top element: position fixed, top ≤ 4px, width >= 80%, height >= 12px,
-        // visibility hidden (so it never appears as a dark bar over page content).
+        // opacity 0 (so it never appears as a dark bar over page content).
         expect(layout.top.position).toBe("fixed");
         expect(layout.top.top).toBeLessThanOrEqual(4);
         expect(layout.top.widthPct).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(80);
         expect(layout.top.height).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(12);
-        expect(layout.top.visibility).toBe("hidden");
+        expect(layout.top.opacity).toBe(0);
 
         // Bottom element: position fixed, within 3px of viewport bottom, width >= 80%,
-        // visibility hidden.
+        // opacity 0.
         expect(layout.bottom.position).toBe("fixed");
         expect(layout.bottom.bottomFromViewport).toBeLessThanOrEqual(3);
         expect(layout.bottom.widthPct).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(80);
-        expect(layout.bottom.visibility).toBe("hidden");
+        expect(layout.bottom.opacity).toBe(0);
     });
 
     test("fixed chrome tint elements are not visible to the user (no extra dark bars)", async ({
@@ -106,18 +106,18 @@ test.describe("chrome tint", () => {
             { timeout: 2000 },
         );
         // Even though the elements have background colors, they should
-        // be invisible to the user (visibility: hidden) so they don't
-        // show as dark bars over the page content.
-        const visibility = await page.evaluate(() => {
+        // be invisible to the user (opacity: 0) so they don't show as
+        // dark bars over the page content.
+        const opacities = await page.evaluate(() => {
             const top = document.querySelector(".chrome-tint--top");
             const bottom = document.querySelector(".chrome-tint--bottom");
             return {
-                top: getComputedStyle(top).visibility,
-                bottom: getComputedStyle(bottom).visibility,
+                top: parseFloat(getComputedStyle(top).opacity),
+                bottom: parseFloat(getComputedStyle(bottom).opacity),
             };
         });
-        expect(visibility.top).toBe("hidden");
-        expect(visibility.bottom).toBe("hidden");
+        expect(opacities.top).toBe(0);
+        expect(opacities.bottom).toBe(0);
     });
 
     test("viewport meta includes viewport-fit=cover", async ({ page }) => {