JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<ul>
    <li><img src="http://www.placehold.it/300x200" /><p><span>Lorem Ipsum</span></p></li>
</ul>

CSS

li {
  position: relative;
  float: left;
  overflow: hidden;
}

img {
  width: 100%;
  vertical-align: middle;
}

p {
  background-color: rgba(255, 0, 0, .3);
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

span {
    background-color: rgba(0, 255, 0, .3);
    vertical-align: middle;
}