From 96b9a689ba1f261db9499e343056f8b9cdf522c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: vineyardbovines <spencerfpope@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:57:23 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] feat(lightbox): restyle web alt-text strip to match

---
 src/features/lightbox/Lightbox.web.tsx | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/features/lightbox/Lightbox.web.tsx b/src/features/lightbox/Lightbox.web.tsx
index 81b7a5982c..9c325b49ba 100644
--- a/src/features/lightbox/Lightbox.web.tsx
+++ b/src/features/lightbox/Lightbox.web.tsx
@@ -227,7 +227,13 @@ function LightboxGallery({
         )}
       </View>
       {img.alt ? (
-        <View style={[a.px_4xl, a.py_2xl, t.atoms.bg, delayedFadeInAnim]}>
+        <View
+          style={[
+            a.px_4xl,
+            a.py_2xl,
+            {backgroundColor: 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45)'},
+            delayedFadeInAnim,
+          ]}>
           <Pressable
             accessibilityLabel={_(msg`Expand alt text`)}
             accessibilityHint={_(
@@ -237,7 +243,7 @@ function LightboxGallery({
               setAltExpanded(!isAltExpanded)
             }}>
             <Text
-              style={[a.text_md, a.leading_snug]}
+              style={[a.text_md, a.leading_snug, {color: '#fff'}]}
               numberOfLines={isAltExpanded ? 0 : 3}
               ellipsizeMode="tail">
               {img.alt}