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Michal Broniewicz
Michal Broniewicz
6,681 Points
Posted by Michal Broniewicz
Michal Broniewicz
6,681 Points

rgba not working in background

Hey, I want to make my background image in header a little darker to make text more visible. I wanted to add black rgba layer above it with alpha so the image would still be visible.

i tried

background: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 50%, #F4F7F8), rgba("0, 0, 0, .5"), url("../img/calc.gif");

whenever i add rgba layer - whole background goes off. Why? And maybe there is a better way to do that

1 Answer

Boy Buijsman
Boy Buijsman
13,773 Points
Boy Buijsman
Boy Buijsman
13,773 Points

Try setting the rgba value without the double quotes ", that should make it work

Boy Buijsman
Boy Buijsman
13,773 Points
Boy Buijsman
Boy Buijsman
13,773 Points

The linear has only 1 color stop set. Do you want the rgba value to be the second color? Then you need to set it.