CSS banckground overlay

by alfannas

HTML

<div class="tinted-image">Hello world<br/>Hello worldHello world<br/>Hello worldHello world<br/><br/><br/></div>

CSS

.tinted-image {
  background: 
    /* top, transparent red */ 
    linear-gradient(
      rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45), 
      rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45)
    ),
    /* bottom, image */
    url(https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/s.cdpn.io/3/owl1.jpg);
    color:#fff;
}