JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="study1">
  <div class="wrapper"></div>
  <div class="link">
      <a class="title" href="#">View Case Study</a>
  </div>
</div>

CSS

.wrapper {
    background: #000;
    width: 400px;
    height: 300px;
    opacity: 0.2;
}

.study1 {
  background-image: url("http://www.livingfengshui.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/file7881255537584.jpg");
  height: 300px;
  width: 400px;
  position: relative;
}
.link {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
}
.title {
  margin: 0 auto;
  width: 60%;
  display: block;
  font-size: 1.25em;
  color: #fff;
  text-align: center;
  padding-top: 120px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
}