JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="a">hello</div>
<div class="bg"></div>
<div class="c">bye</div>

CSS

.a { background-color: #ddd; }
.bg {
    background: url(https://prinzhorn.github.io/skrollr/examples/images/kitteh1.jpg) no-repeat;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    height: 200px;
}
.c { background-color: #aaa; }