GRADIENTS
LINEAR
background-image: linear-gradient(topcolor, bottomcolor); //top to bottom
background-image: linear-gradient(to top, bottomcolor, topcolor); //bottom to top
background-image: linear-gradient(to left, leftcolor, rightcolor); //right to left
background-image: linear-gradient(45deg, bottomleftcolor, toprightcolor); //angel bottom-left to top-right
RADIAL
/*
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8)
0=transparent, 1=opaque
Must have 2 containers: 1 to apply bg-img and 1 to appy the color and maybe a 3rd layer for text.
Follows the z-index rules.
<div class="image-bg">
<div class="alpha-bg">
<p>Just some text.</p>
</div>
</div>
*/
.image-bg {
width: 400px;
font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
line-height: 1.5;
/* sets the background image */
background: url(https://unsplash.it/400/300) no-repeat;
/* sets gradient and image */
background: linear-gradient(rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8),
rgba(199,21,133, 0.5)),
url(https://unsplash.it/400/300) no-repeat;
}
.alpha-bg {
padding: 20px;
height: 100%;
color: #eeeeee;
/* sets the color with alpha transparency */
background: rgba(70,130,180, 0.8);
}
/*
If you don't have a second container to apply the color styles to just use multiple background images instead and a GRADIENT.
*/
/*shorthand*/
background: url(image1.png) no-repeat top right,
url(image2.png) no-repeat bottom left;
/*longhand*/
background-image: url(image1.png), url(image2.png);
background-repeat: no-repeat, no-repeat;
background-position: top right, bottom left;
/*
To overlay a color
*/
selector {
background: linear-gradient(rgba-top-color, rgba-bottom-color); //use same values if you don't want gradient
url(image.png);
}