JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="picholder">
    <img class="fancypics" src=http://placehold.it/500x650></img>
    <div class="overlay"><p class="text_box">Hello World!</p></div>
</div>

CSS

.picholder:hover .overlay{opacity:1;}
.picholder:hover .fancypics{opacity:0.7;}

.picholder{width:500px;position:relative;}

/*Centering size and color shenenigans*/
.overlay {
  bottom: 0;left: 0; top: 0; right: 0;
  height: 150px;
  width: 150px;
  margin: auto;
  position: absolute;
  background-color:#3f3f3f;
  border-radius: 50%;
  opacity:0;
}
.fancypics{width:100%;}
.text_box{
  color:white;
  weight:bold;
  font-size:2em;
  padding:10px;
  padding-bottom:50%;
  text-align:center;}