Background in CSS 1/2
We can set a plain color, a gradient, or an image as the background in CSS. This can be done using the shorthand background property or with specific properties like background-color or background-image, but the gradient only gets applied using the background property.
In CSS, the background-color property is used to specify the background color of an element. The background color is the color that appears behind the element's content. It can be specified using any valid color value, such as a keyword, rgb value, hex value, hsl value, or rgba value.
Here is an example of how the background-color property can be used in a CSS rule to set the background color of the <body> element to white:
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- The
background-colorproperty can be used in conjunction with thebackground-imageproperty to specify both a background color and a background image for an element. If both properties are specified, the background image will be layered on top of the background color; - It will only apply to the content area of an element. It will not apply to the padding or border of the element;
- You cannot affect the transparency of an element using the
background-colorproperty. To make an element transparent, you can use theopacityproperty; - Child elements will inherit the
background-colorproperty unless they have their ownbackground-colorproperty specified; - The
background-colorproperty can be used in conjunction with gradients to create more complex background styles.
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Introduction to CSS Part II
Introduction to CSS Part II
Background in CSS 1/2
We can set a plain color, a gradient, or an image as the background in CSS. This can be done using the shorthand background property or with specific properties like background-color or background-image, but the gradient only gets applied using the background property.
In CSS, the background-color property is used to specify the background color of an element. The background color is the color that appears behind the element's content. It can be specified using any valid color value, such as a keyword, rgb value, hex value, hsl value, or rgba value.
Here is an example of how the background-color property can be used in a CSS rule to set the background color of the <body> element to white:
index.html
index.css
index.js
- The
background-colorproperty can be used in conjunction with thebackground-imageproperty to specify both a background color and a background image for an element. If both properties are specified, the background image will be layered on top of the background color; - It will only apply to the content area of an element. It will not apply to the padding or border of the element;
- You cannot affect the transparency of an element using the
background-colorproperty. To make an element transparent, you can use theopacityproperty; - Child elements will inherit the
background-colorproperty unless they have their ownbackground-colorproperty specified; - The
background-colorproperty can be used in conjunction with gradients to create more complex background styles.
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