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CSS

Erick Amezcua
Erick Amezcua
21,826 Points
Posted by Erick Amezcua
Erick Amezcua
21,826 Points

Multiple backgrounds issue (images and colors)

Hello, I have a problem with my CSS document, I want to create a semi-black color (with rgba) and then put an image, but I can't get it, and I don't know why doesn't work.

Heres the section:

.perfil{
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5), 
                        url("../img/sepia_cat.jpeg") no-repeat center;
  background-size: cover;
}

Notice that they work separately, the background color is correct and the URL is correct.

Also I have this in the same CSS document, which works perfectly:

.main-header{
  background: linear-gradient(0deg,#000 10%, transparent 90%),
                        url("../img/background.jpg") no-repeat center;
  background-size: cover;
}
Brandon Benefield
Brandon Benefield
7,739 Points
Brandon Benefield
Brandon Benefield
7,739 Points

Whenever I have one piece of code that works and another that is very similar, I always copy the working section into the the one that is not working. Have you tried doing that?

Also something to note is that whenever you try to give a div a background image, said div either needs to have something populating the foreground of that div, such as text, forms, buttons etc. Does your .perfil div have anything in the foreground? If it does not, you need to specify a height so that div can be properly rendered.

You should edit your question and add your HTML.