JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="left-half">
    <article>
         <h1>Left Half</h1>

        <p>Weekends don't count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless.</p>
    </article>
</div>
<div class="right-half">
    <article>
         <h1>Right Half</h1>

        <p>If your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life.</p>
    </article>
</div>

CSS

/* Pen-specific styles */
 * {
    box-sizing: border-box;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}
html, body, div {
    height: 100%;
}
body {
    color: #fff;
    font-family: sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.25rem;
    line-height: 150%;
    text-shadow: 0 2px 2px #b6701e;
}
article {
    position: relative;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    text-align: center;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
}
h1 {
    font-size: 1.75rem;
    margin: 0 0 0.75rem 0;
}
/* Pattern styles */
 div {
    width: 50%;
    padding: 1rem;
    float: left;
    display: inline-block;
    vertical-align: top;
}
.left-half {
    background: #ff9e2c;
}
.right-half {
    background: #b6701e;
}