I am attempting to style a website using CSS. I am making it coder themed website just for fun. I would like to make the background image darker as it feels too busy and you can barely see the text. I will also look for a better background, although I do like this one. Is there a way to do this without getting rid of the effect I have, and without darkining the color of the text? Thanks! Also I suggest using full screen to view the snippet.
body {
font: 75% courier new, sans-serif;
line-height: 1.88889;
color: #00ff59;
background: #000000;
margin: 50px;
background-image: url('https://wallpaperaccess.com/full/675905.jpg');
background-attachment: fixed;
background-position: center;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-size: cover;
}
p {
font: courier new, sans-serif;
font-size: 15px;
color: #00ff59;
}
.textFont {
font: courier new, sans-serif;
}
h3 {
font-size: 25px;
letter-spacing: 1px;
font: courier new, sans-serif;
color: #00ff59;
}
h1 {
font-size: 20px;
letter-spacing: 1px;
font: courier new, sans-serif;
color: #00ff59;
}
h2 {
font-size: 25px;
letter-spacing: 1px;
font: courier new, sans-serif;
color: #00ff59;
}
a:link {
font-weight: bold;
text-decoration: none;
color: #00ff59;
border: 3px solid #00ff59;
}a:hover {
font-weight: bold;
text-decoration: none;
color: #00ff59;
}
a:visited {
font-weight: bold;
text-decoration: none;
color: #00ff59;
}
.titleOfPage {
text-align: center;
font-size: 40px;
font: courier new, sans-serif;
}
.box {
border: 3px solid #00ff59;
width: 300px;
height: 160px;
margin: 0 auto;
}
.leftBox {
border: 3px solid #00ff59;
width: 500px;
height: 240px;
margin: 20px;
}
.rightBox {
border: 3px solid #00ff59;
width: 800px;
height: 320px;
margin: 20px;
position: absolute;
right: 0;
}
.margin {
margin: 15px;
}
div.box {
border: 3px solid #00ff59;
width: 700px;
height: 425px;
margin: 0 auto;
}
div.rightBox.participation {
border: 3px solid #00ff59;
width: 875px;
height: 500px;
margin: 0 auto;
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