JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="cell">
    <div class="relative">
        <img src="http://placekitten.com/200/240" />
        <div class="overlay"></div>
    </div>
</div>

CSS

div.cell {
    display: table-cell;
}

div.relative {
    position: relative;
    line-height: 0;
}

div.overlay {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    right: 0;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);
    border: 1px solid red;
}