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CSS

Posted by Keith Short
Keith Short
5,971 Points

Can you make a gradient fade into transparency?

I have the following code for making an image at the top of the page fade into another color:

background: linear-gradient(0deg, #F3FAB6, transparent), #444 url('../img/main_badger.jpg') no-repeat center;

I also have a repeating background image which covers my entire <html> web page, is there any way to make an image fade into the web page's background, instead of a simple color?

Thanks in advance!

1 Answer

Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,021 Points

Sure! The gradient you defined above works fine for me.

Here's a codepen using your rule:

http://codepen.io/anon/pen/rVJKax?editors=110

Edit: Ah! I see. Unfortunately, there's not a good way to do this, but we can hack it: You can do this using masks, but not with a background property. Instead, we stick an image in the html, set position: absolute, and use z-index to move it behind your content.

New codepen:

http://codepen.io/anon/pen/zGWzbm?editors=110

Keith Short
Keith Short
5,971 Points

Sorry I think I'm just wording my question badly.

That code works fine but say I am trying to make the gradent turn the image itself see through. So that I can see the repeating background image through the object.

Here is a codepen for example:

http://codepen.io/anon/pen/WvMLgY?editors=110

The gradient fades out but you can clearly see where the div object stops and the repeating background starts. I am trying to make the gradient fade out so that you can see the background behind it.

Thanks

Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,021 Points

Hey Keith - I updated my answer above.