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HTML

<div class = "imageHolder">
    <img src = "http://placehold.it/300x100/bababa" />
</div>

CSS

.imageHolder {
    text-align: center;
    position: relative;
}

.imageHolder:before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    z-index: 100;
}