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body {
   color: #fff;
   font-family: 'DejaVu Sans Mono','Courier New',monospace;
   font-size: 12px;
}

.c {
    background-color: rgba(164, 0, 0, 0.9);
    color: #fff;
    height: 100px;
    line-height: 100px;
}

<div class="c">
    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit.
</div>