JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div id="container">
    <div>
        <img id="img" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-J7Q7cUDEFOU/S_bKEoyMSzI/AAAAAAAAGIw/PZJduitsVa0/largeNewGoogleLogoFinalFlat-a.png" />
        <div class="overlay" id="top">Overlay top</div>
        <div class="overlay" id="bottom">Overlay bottom</div>
    </div>
</div>

CSS

#container > div {
    position: relative;
}

#container {
    background: #333;
    display: table-cell;
    width: 300px;
    height: 200px;    
    vertical-align: middle;
    margin: auto;
}
#img {
    max-width: 300px;
    max-height: 200px;
    display: block;
    margin: auto;
}
.overlay {
    position: absolute;
    opacity: 0.5;
    background: red;
    width: 100%;
}
#top {
    top: 0px;    
}
#bottom {
    bottom: 0px;
}