diff --git a/routes/_components/dialog/ImageDialog.html b/routes/_components/dialog/ImageDialog.html
index f59aaf96..43db080c 100644
--- a/routes/_components/dialog/ImageDialog.html
+++ b/routes/_components/dialog/ImageDialog.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<ModalDialog :label :shown background="var(--main-bg)">
+<ModalDialog :label :shown background="var(--muted-modal-bg)" muted="true">
   {{#if type === 'gifv'}}
     <video
       aria-label="Animated GIF: {{description || ''}}"
diff --git a/routes/_components/dialog/ModalDialog.html b/routes/_components/dialog/ModalDialog.html
index dc94c581..aa8d2f1a 100644
--- a/routes/_components/dialog/ModalDialog.html
+++ b/routes/_components/dialog/ModalDialog.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
      tabindex="-1"
      data-a11y-dialog-hide
 ></div>
-<div class="modal-dialog-contents {{fadedIn ? '' : 'hidden'}}"
+<div class="modal-dialog-contents {{fadedIn ? '' : 'hidden'}} {{muted ? 'muted-style' : ''}}"
      role="dialog"
      aria-label="{{label}}"
      ref:node
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
         <h1 class="modal-dialog-title">{{title}}</h1>
       {{/if}}
       <div class="close-dialog-button-wrapper">
-        <button class="close-dialog-button" data-a11y-dialog-hide aria-label="Close dialog">
+        <button class="close-dialog-button"
+                data-a11y-dialog-hide aria-label="Close dialog">
           <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
         </button>
       </div>
@@ -87,6 +88,18 @@
     font-size: 32px;
     color: var(--button-primary-text);
   }
+  .muted-style .modal-dialog-header {
+    background: var(--muted-modal-bg);
+  }
+  .muted-style .close-dialog-button:focus {
+    outline: 2px solid var(--muted-modal-focus);
+  }
+  .muted-style .close-dialog-button:hover {
+    background: var(--muted-modal-hover);
+  }
+  .muted-style.modal-dialog-contents {
+    border: none;
+  }
 </style>
 <script>
   import A11yDialog from 'a11y-dialog'
diff --git a/routes/_components/dialog/VideoDialog.html b/routes/_components/dialog/VideoDialog.html
index cb91a977..9085bd8a 100644
--- a/routes/_components/dialog/VideoDialog.html
+++ b/routes/_components/dialog/VideoDialog.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<ModalDialog :label :shown background="#000">
+<ModalDialog :label :shown background="var(--muted-modal-bg)" muted="true">
   <video poster="{{poster}}"
          src="{{src}}"
          width="{{width}}"
diff --git a/scss/themes/_base.scss b/scss/themes/_base.scss
index 9c1edd0f..e26d63dd 100644
--- a/scss/themes/_base.scss
+++ b/scss/themes/_base.scss
@@ -70,4 +70,8 @@
   --main-theme-color: $main-theme-color;
   --warning-color: #e01f19;
   --alt-input-bg: rgba($main-bg-color, 0.7);
+
+  --muted-modal-bg: transparent;
+  --muted-modal-focus: #999;
+  --muted-modal-hover: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
 }
diff --git a/templates/2xx.html b/templates/2xx.html
index 9ee00029..55495510 100644
--- a/templates/2xx.html
+++ b/templates/2xx.html
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
 
   <style>
 /* auto-generated w/ build-sass.js */
-body{--button-primary-bg:#6081e6;--button-primary-text:#fff;--button-primary-border:#132c76;--button-primary-bg-active:#456ce2;--button-primary-bg-hover:#6988e7;--button-bg:#e6e6e6;--button-text:#333;--button-border:#a7a7a7;--button-bg-active:#bfbfbf;--button-bg-hover:#f2f2f2;--input-border:#dadada;--anchor-text:#4169e1;--main-bg:#fff;--body-bg:#e8edfb;--body-text-color:#333;--main-border:#dadada;--svg-fill:#4169e1;--form-bg:#f7f7f7;--form-border:#c1c1c1;--nav-bg:#4169e1;--nav-border:#214cce;--nav-a-border:#4169e1;--nav-a-selected-border:#fff;--nav-a-selected-bg:#6d8ce8;--nav-svg-fill:#fff;--nav-text-color:#fff;--nav-a-selected-border-hover:#fff;--nav-a-selected-bg-hover:#839deb;--nav-a-bg-hover:#577ae4;--nav-a-border-hover:#4169e1;--nav-svg-fill-hover:#fff;--nav-text-color-hover:#fff;--action-button-fill-color:#90a8ee;--action-button-fill-color-hover:#a2b6f0;--action-button-fill-color-active:#577ae4;--action-button-fill-color-pressed:#2351dc;--action-button-fill-color-pressed-hover:#3862e0;--action-button-fill-color-pressed-active:#1d44b8;--settings-list-item-bg:#fff;--settings-list-item-text:#4169e1;--settings-list-item-text-hover:#4169e1;--settings-list-item-border:#dadada;--settings-list-item-bg-active:#e6e6e6;--settings-list-item-bg-hover:#fafafa;--toast-bg:#333;--toast-border:#fafafa;--toast-text:#fff;--mask-bg:#333;--mask-svg-fill:#fff;--mask-opaque-bg:rgba(51,51,51,0.8);--loading-bg:#ededed;--deemphasized-text-color:#666;--focus-outline:#c5d1f6;--very-deemphasized-link-color:rgba(65,105,225,0.6);--very-deemphasized-text-color:rgba(102,102,102,0.6);--status-direct-background:#d2dcf8;--main-theme-color:#4169e1;--warning-color:#e01f19;--alt-input-bg:rgba(255,255,255,0.7)}
+body{--button-primary-bg:#6081e6;--button-primary-text:#fff;--button-primary-border:#132c76;--button-primary-bg-active:#456ce2;--button-primary-bg-hover:#6988e7;--button-bg:#e6e6e6;--button-text:#333;--button-border:#a7a7a7;--button-bg-active:#bfbfbf;--button-bg-hover:#f2f2f2;--input-border:#dadada;--anchor-text:#4169e1;--main-bg:#fff;--body-bg:#e8edfb;--body-text-color:#333;--main-border:#dadada;--svg-fill:#4169e1;--form-bg:#f7f7f7;--form-border:#c1c1c1;--nav-bg:#4169e1;--nav-border:#214cce;--nav-a-border:#4169e1;--nav-a-selected-border:#fff;--nav-a-selected-bg:#6d8ce8;--nav-svg-fill:#fff;--nav-text-color:#fff;--nav-a-selected-border-hover:#fff;--nav-a-selected-bg-hover:#839deb;--nav-a-bg-hover:#577ae4;--nav-a-border-hover:#4169e1;--nav-svg-fill-hover:#fff;--nav-text-color-hover:#fff;--action-button-fill-color:#90a8ee;--action-button-fill-color-hover:#a2b6f0;--action-button-fill-color-active:#577ae4;--action-button-fill-color-pressed:#2351dc;--action-button-fill-color-pressed-hover:#3862e0;--action-button-fill-color-pressed-active:#1d44b8;--settings-list-item-bg:#fff;--settings-list-item-text:#4169e1;--settings-list-item-text-hover:#4169e1;--settings-list-item-border:#dadada;--settings-list-item-bg-active:#e6e6e6;--settings-list-item-bg-hover:#fafafa;--toast-bg:#333;--toast-border:#fafafa;--toast-text:#fff;--mask-bg:#333;--mask-svg-fill:#fff;--mask-opaque-bg:rgba(51,51,51,0.8);--loading-bg:#ededed;--deemphasized-text-color:#666;--focus-outline:#c5d1f6;--very-deemphasized-link-color:rgba(65,105,225,0.6);--very-deemphasized-text-color:rgba(102,102,102,0.6);--status-direct-background:#d2dcf8;--main-theme-color:#4169e1;--warning-color:#e01f19;--alt-input-bg:rgba(255,255,255,0.7);--muted-modal-bg:transparent;--muted-modal-focus:#999;--muted-modal-hover:rgba(255,255,255,0.2)}
 body{margin:0;font-family:system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, Fira Sans, Droid Sans, Helvetica Neue;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4;color:var(--body-text-color);background:var(--body-bg);position:fixed;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;top:0}.container{overflow-y:auto;overflow-x:hidden;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;will-change:transform;position:absolute;top:72px;left:0;right:0;bottom:0}@media (max-width: 767px){.container{top:62px}}main{position:relative;width:602px;max-width:100vw;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box;margin:30px auto 15px;background:var(--main-bg);border:1px solid var(--main-border);border-radius:1px;min-height:70vh}@media (max-width: 767px){main{margin:5px auto 15px}}footer{width:602px;max-width:100vw;box-sizing:border-box;margin:20px auto;border-radius:1px;background:var(--main-bg);font-size:0.9em;padding:20px;border:1px solid var(--main-border)}h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6{margin:0 0 0.5em 0;font-weight:400;line-height:1.2}h1{font-size:2em}a{color:var(--anchor-text);text-decoration:none}a:visited{color:var(--anchor-text)}a:hover{text-decoration:underline}input{border:1px solid var(--input-border);padding:5px;box-sizing:border-box}button,.button{font-size:1.2em;background:var(--button-bg);border-radius:2px;padding:10px 15px;border:1px solid var(--button-border);cursor:pointer;color:var(--button-text)}button:hover,.button:hover{background:var(--button-bg-hover);text-decoration:none}button:active,.button:active{background:var(--button-bg-active)}button[disabled],.button[disabled]{opacity:0.35;pointer-events:none;cursor:not-allowed}button.primary,.button.primary{border:1px solid var(--button-primary-border);background:var(--button-primary-bg);color:var(--button-primary-text)}button.primary:hover,.button.primary:hover{background:var(--button-primary-bg-hover)}button.primary:active,.button.primary:active{background:var(--button-primary-bg-active)}p,label,input{font-size:1.3em}ul,li,p{padding:0;margin:0}.hidden{opacity:0}*:focus{outline:2px solid var(--focus-outline)}button::-moz-focus-inner{border:0}input:required,input:invalid{box-shadow:none}textarea{font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;box-sizing:border-box}@keyframes spin{0%{transform:rotate(0deg)}50%{transform:rotate(180deg)}100%{transform:rotate(360deg)}}.spin{animation:spin 2s infinite linear}
-body.offline,body.theme-hotpants.offline,body.theme-majesty.offline,body.theme-oaken.offline,body.theme-scarlet.offline,body.theme-seafoam.offline,body.theme-gecko.offline{--button-primary-bg:#ababab;--button-primary-text:#fff;--button-primary-border:#4d4d4d;--button-primary-bg-active:#9c9c9c;--button-primary-bg-hover:#b0b0b0;--button-bg:#e6e6e6;--button-text:#333;--button-border:#a7a7a7;--button-bg-active:#bfbfbf;--button-bg-hover:#f2f2f2;--input-border:#dadada;--anchor-text:#999;--main-bg:#fff;--body-bg:#fafafa;--body-text-color:#333;--main-border:#dadada;--svg-fill:#999;--form-bg:#f7f7f7;--form-border:#c1c1c1;--nav-bg:#999;--nav-border:gray;--nav-a-border:#999;--nav-a-selected-border:#fff;--nav-a-selected-bg:#b3b3b3;--nav-svg-fill:#fff;--nav-text-color:#fff;--nav-a-selected-border-hover:#fff;--nav-a-selected-bg-hover:#bfbfbf;--nav-a-bg-hover:#a6a6a6;--nav-a-border-hover:#999;--nav-svg-fill-hover:#fff;--nav-text-color-hover:#fff;--action-button-fill-color:#c7c7c7;--action-button-fill-color-hover:#d1d1d1;--action-button-fill-color-active:#a6a6a6;--action-button-fill-color-pressed:#878787;--action-button-fill-color-pressed-hover:#949494;--action-button-fill-color-pressed-active:#737373;--settings-list-item-bg:#fff;--settings-list-item-text:#999;--settings-list-item-text-hover:#999;--settings-list-item-border:#dadada;--settings-list-item-bg-active:#e6e6e6;--settings-list-item-bg-hover:#fafafa;--toast-bg:#333;--toast-border:#fafafa;--toast-text:#fff;--mask-bg:#333;--mask-svg-fill:#fff;--mask-opaque-bg:rgba(51,51,51,0.8);--loading-bg:#ededed;--deemphasized-text-color:#666;--focus-outline:#bfbfbf;--very-deemphasized-link-color:rgba(153,153,153,0.6);--very-deemphasized-text-color:rgba(102,102,102,0.6);--status-direct-background:#ededed;--main-theme-color:#999;--warning-color:#e01f19;--alt-input-bg:rgba(255,255,255,0.7)}
+body.offline,body.theme-hotpants.offline,body.theme-majesty.offline,body.theme-oaken.offline,body.theme-scarlet.offline,body.theme-seafoam.offline,body.theme-gecko.offline{--button-primary-bg:#ababab;--button-primary-text:#fff;--button-primary-border:#4d4d4d;--button-primary-bg-active:#9c9c9c;--button-primary-bg-hover:#b0b0b0;--button-bg:#e6e6e6;--button-text:#333;--button-border:#a7a7a7;--button-bg-active:#bfbfbf;--button-bg-hover:#f2f2f2;--input-border:#dadada;--anchor-text:#999;--main-bg:#fff;--body-bg:#fafafa;--body-text-color:#333;--main-border:#dadada;--svg-fill:#999;--form-bg:#f7f7f7;--form-border:#c1c1c1;--nav-bg:#999;--nav-border:gray;--nav-a-border:#999;--nav-a-selected-border:#fff;--nav-a-selected-bg:#b3b3b3;--nav-svg-fill:#fff;--nav-text-color:#fff;--nav-a-selected-border-hover:#fff;--nav-a-selected-bg-hover:#bfbfbf;--nav-a-bg-hover:#a6a6a6;--nav-a-border-hover:#999;--nav-svg-fill-hover:#fff;--nav-text-color-hover:#fff;--action-button-fill-color:#c7c7c7;--action-button-fill-color-hover:#d1d1d1;--action-button-fill-color-active:#a6a6a6;--action-button-fill-color-pressed:#878787;--action-button-fill-color-pressed-hover:#949494;--action-button-fill-color-pressed-active:#737373;--settings-list-item-bg:#fff;--settings-list-item-text:#999;--settings-list-item-text-hover:#999;--settings-list-item-border:#dadada;--settings-list-item-bg-active:#e6e6e6;--settings-list-item-bg-hover:#fafafa;--toast-bg:#333;--toast-border:#fafafa;--toast-text:#fff;--mask-bg:#333;--mask-svg-fill:#fff;--mask-opaque-bg:rgba(51,51,51,0.8);--loading-bg:#ededed;--deemphasized-text-color:#666;--focus-outline:#bfbfbf;--very-deemphasized-link-color:rgba(153,153,153,0.6);--very-deemphasized-text-color:rgba(102,102,102,0.6);--status-direct-background:#ededed;--main-theme-color:#999;--warning-color:#e01f19;--alt-input-bg:rgba(255,255,255,0.7);--muted-modal-bg:transparent;--muted-modal-focus:#999;--muted-modal-hover:rgba(255,255,255,0.2)}
 
 </style>