Is there a way to change the color of the status bar?

Starting with Android Chrome 39, we can change the color of the URL bar with a simple one <meta name="theme-color" content="#ff0000">

. Automatically, the status bar also assumes this color, but with a dark overlay.

We can view it with an example of web basics: https://developers.google.com/web/fundamentals/device-access/stickyness/additional-customizations#color-the-browser-elements

Is there a way to prevent the status bar from being darker? And thus, is there a status bar with the same URL bar color?