Inset Centered Image

by Slava Fomin II

HTML

<div class="layout">

<div class="container">

<img src="https://files.allaboutbirds.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/prow-featured.jpg" class="image">
  
</div>
  
</div>

CSS

* {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.layout {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  border: 3px solid deeppink;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.container {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  border: 2px solid lime;
}

.image {
  position: absolute;
  display: block;
  max-width: 100%;
  max-height: 100%;
  
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  transform:
    translate(-50%, -50%)
    scale(1)
  ;
  
}