# Flex background transparent, but also darker

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/flex-background-transparent-but-also-darker/60449>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [June 7, 2022, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/flex-background-transparent-but-also-darker/60449 "2022-06-07T14:16:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![zacharyw.larson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/zacharyw.larson/32/23749_2.png) [@zacharyw.larson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/zacharyw.larson)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/flex-background-transparent-but-also-darker/60449/1 "2022-06-07T14:16:15Z")

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I want the background of my flex container to show the background image behind it, but I want the transparency to be not so clear.

Do I set a color background and then adjust the opacity?  
or what is best?

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**Author:** ![andrews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@andrews](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrews)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2022, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/flex-background-transparent-but-also-darker/60449/2 "2022-06-07T14:55:45Z")

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> [@zacharyw.larson](#):
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> Do I set a color background and then adjust the opacity?

Yes, that is best.