diff --git a/quickstep/res/layout/taskbar.xml b/quickstep/res/layout/taskbar.xml
index c0e0862588..b4c168c8a0 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/layout/taskbar.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/layout/taskbar.xml
@@ -65,13 +65,12 @@
             android:layout_gravity="end"/>
     </FrameLayout>
 
-    <View
+    <com.android.launcher3.taskbar.StashedHandleView
         android:id="@+id/stashed_handle"
         tools:comment1="The actual size and shape will be set as a ViewOutlineProvider at runtime"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        tools:comment2="TODO: Tint dynamically"
-        android:background="?android:attr/textColorPrimary"
+        android:background="@color/taskbar_stashed_handle_dark_color"
         android:clipToOutline="true"
         android:layout_gravity="bottom"/>
 
diff --git a/quickstep/res/values/colors.xml b/quickstep/res/values/colors.xml
index 2f24441c2c..17980f0eeb 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,7 @@
     <!-- Taskbar -->
     <color name="taskbar_background">@color/overview_scrim_dark</color>
     <color name="taskbar_icon_selection_ripple">#E0E0E0</color>
+
+    <color name="taskbar_stashed_handle_light_color">#EBffffff</color>
+    <color name="taskbar_stashed_handle_dark_color">#99000000</color>
 </resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/StashedHandleView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/StashedHandleView.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0224bc4a5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/StashedHandleView.java
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 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.
+ */
+package com.android.launcher3.taskbar;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.graphics.Rect;
+import android.util.AttributeSet;
+import android.view.View;
+
+import androidx.annotation.ColorInt;
+import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat;
+
+import com.android.launcher3.R;
+
+public class StashedHandleView extends View {
+
+    private final @ColorInt int mStashedHandleLightColor;
+    private final @ColorInt int mStashedHandleDarkColor;
+    private final Rect mSampledRegion = new Rect();
+    private final int[] mTmpArr = new int[2];
+
+    public StashedHandleView(Context context) {
+        this(context, null);
+    }
+
+    public StashedHandleView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
+        this(context, attrs, 0);
+    }
+
+    public StashedHandleView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr) {
+        this(context, attrs, defStyleAttr, 0);
+    }
+
+    public StashedHandleView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr,
+            int defStyleRes) {
+        super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr, defStyleRes);
+
+        mStashedHandleLightColor = ContextCompat.getColor(context,
+                R.color.taskbar_stashed_handle_light_color);
+        mStashedHandleDarkColor = ContextCompat.getColor(context,
+                R.color.taskbar_stashed_handle_dark_color);
+    }
+
+    public void updateSampledRegion() {
+        getLocationOnScreen(mTmpArr);
+        mSampledRegion.set(mTmpArr[0], mTmpArr[1], mTmpArr[0] + getWidth(),
+                mTmpArr[1] + getHeight());
+    }
+
+    public Rect getSampledRegion() {
+        return mSampledRegion;
+    }
+
+    public void updateHandleColor(boolean isRegionDark) {
+        setBackgroundColor(isRegionDark ? mStashedHandleLightColor : mStashedHandleDarkColor);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/StashedHandleViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/StashedHandleViewController.java
index df37261c8a..2858d7c38e 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/StashedHandleViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/StashedHandleViewController.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package com.android.launcher3.taskbar;
 
 import android.animation.Animator;
+import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.graphics.Outline;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
@@ -25,19 +26,30 @@ import android.view.ViewOutlineProvider;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
+import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.RevealOutlineAnimation;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.RoundedRectRevealOutlineProvider;
+import com.android.launcher3.util.Executors;
 import com.android.quickstep.AnimatedFloat;
+import com.android.systemui.shared.navigationbar.RegionSamplingHelper;
 
 /**
  * Handles properties/data collection, then passes the results to our stashed handle View to render.
  */
 public class StashedHandleViewController {
 
+    /**
+     * The SharedPreferences key for whether the stashed handle region is dark.
+     */
+    private static final String SHARED_PREFS_STASHED_HANDLE_REGION_DARK_KEY =
+            "stashed_handle_region_is_dark";
+
     private final TaskbarActivityContext mActivity;
-    private final View mStashedHandleView;
+    private final SharedPreferences mPrefs;
+    private final StashedHandleView mStashedHandleView;
     private final int mStashedHandleWidth;
     private final int mStashedHandleHeight;
+    private final RegionSamplingHelper mRegionSamplingHelper;
     private final AnimatedFloat mTaskbarStashedHandleAlpha = new AnimatedFloat(
             this::updateStashedHandleAlpha);
     private final AnimatedFloat mTaskbarStashedHandleHintScale = new AnimatedFloat(
@@ -52,13 +64,31 @@ public class StashedHandleViewController {
 
     private boolean mIsAtStashedRevealBounds = true;
 
-    public StashedHandleViewController(TaskbarActivityContext activity, View stashedHandleView) {
+    public StashedHandleViewController(TaskbarActivityContext activity,
+            StashedHandleView stashedHandleView) {
         mActivity = activity;
+        mPrefs = Utilities.getPrefs(mActivity);
         mStashedHandleView = stashedHandleView;
+        mStashedHandleView.updateHandleColor(
+                mPrefs.getBoolean(SHARED_PREFS_STASHED_HANDLE_REGION_DARK_KEY, false));
         final Resources resources = mActivity.getResources();
         mStashedHandleWidth = resources.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.taskbar_stashed_handle_width);
         mStashedHandleHeight = resources.getDimensionPixelSize(
                 R.dimen.taskbar_stashed_handle_height);
+        mRegionSamplingHelper = new RegionSamplingHelper(mStashedHandleView,
+                new RegionSamplingHelper.SamplingCallback() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void onRegionDarknessChanged(boolean isRegionDark) {
+                        mStashedHandleView.updateHandleColor(isRegionDark);
+                        mPrefs.edit().putBoolean(SHARED_PREFS_STASHED_HANDLE_REGION_DARK_KEY,
+                                isRegionDark).apply();
+                    }
+
+                    @Override
+                    public Rect getSampledRegion(View sampledView) {
+                        return mStashedHandleView.getSampledRegion();
+                    }
+                }, Executors.UI_HELPER_EXECUTOR);
     }
 
     public void init(TaskbarControllers controllers) {
@@ -93,6 +123,10 @@ public class StashedHandleViewController {
         });
     }
 
+    public void onDestroy() {
+        mRegionSamplingHelper.stopAndDestroy();
+    }
+
     public AnimatedFloat getStashedHandleAlpha() {
         return mTaskbarStashedHandleAlpha;
     }
@@ -117,6 +151,16 @@ public class StashedHandleViewController {
         return handleRevealProvider.createRevealAnimator(mStashedHandleView, !isStashed);
     }
 
+    public void onIsStashed(boolean isStashed) {
+        mRegionSamplingHelper.setWindowVisible(isStashed);
+        if (isStashed) {
+            mStashedHandleView.updateSampledRegion();
+            mRegionSamplingHelper.start(mStashedHandleView.getSampledRegion());
+        } else {
+            mRegionSamplingHelper.stop();
+        }
+    }
+
     protected void updateStashedHandleAlpha() {
         mStashedHandleView.setAlpha(mTaskbarStashedHandleAlpha.value);
     }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
index a90f17d227..5b9bd31922 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public class TaskbarActivityContext extends ContextThemeWrapper implements Activ
                 R.layout.taskbar, null, false);
         TaskbarView taskbarView = mDragLayer.findViewById(R.id.taskbar_view);
         FrameLayout navButtonsView = mDragLayer.findViewById(R.id.navbuttons_view);
-        View stashedHandleView = mDragLayer.findViewById(R.id.stashed_handle);
+        StashedHandleView stashedHandleView = mDragLayer.findViewById(R.id.stashed_handle);
 
         // Construct controllers.
         mControllers = new TaskbarControllers(this,
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarControllers.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarControllers.java
index 2927a6321e..b32a41e987 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarControllers.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarControllers.java
@@ -89,5 +89,6 @@ public class TaskbarControllers {
         taskbarDragLayerController.onDestroy();
         taskbarKeyguardController.onDestroy();
         taskbarViewController.onDestroy();
+        stashedHandleViewController.onDestroy();
     }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarStashController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarStashController.java
index 949df8233a..1f5ff02721 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarStashController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarStashController.java
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ public class TaskbarStashController {
             @Override
             public void onAnimationStart(Animator animation) {
                 mIsStashed = isStashed;
+                onIsStashed(mIsStashed);
             }
 
             @Override
@@ -326,4 +327,8 @@ public class TaskbarStashController {
                 animateForward ? UNSTASHED_TASKBAR_HANDLE_HINT_SCALE : 1)
                 .setDuration(TASKBAR_HINT_STASH_DURATION).start();
     }
+
+    private void onIsStashed(boolean isStashed) {
+        mControllers.stashedHandleViewController.onIsStashed(isStashed);
+    }
 }