CSS3 Quick Syntax Reference: A Pocket Guide to the Cascading Style Sheets Language

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Mikael OlssonCSS3 Quick Syntax Referencehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4903-1_14

14. Background

Mikael Olsson¹ 

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The background properties can add background effects. None of these properties inherits and they can be applied to any elements.

background-color

The color of an element’s background is set with the background-color property. By default, its value is set to transparent.

background-color : transparent | <color>

Even if a background image is used, it is a good idea to set a background color. That way, there is a fallback color in case the background image is unavailable for any reason.

background-color: #ccc;

background-image

background-image specifies an image to use as a background with the url ...