As a frequent user of dark mode, it isn't that at all. I don't care about things matching. I care about browsing in the middle of the night with the lights off

As a frequent user of dark mode, it isn't that at all. I don't care about things matching. I care about browsing in the middle of the night with the lights off and not killing my eyes. It doesn't have to be an all the time thing. It's just a matter of letting people tailor what is hitting their eyes to be appropriate to the surrounding ambient light level. Like high-end flashlights offering a red light mode. You acknowledge that it looks worse, but it also doesn't blind your users.