backdrop-filter: grayscale()
Utilities for applying backdrop grayscale filters to an element.
| Class | Styles |
|---|---|
backdrop-grayscale | |
backdrop-filter: grayscale(100%); |
|
| backdrop-grayscale-<number> |
backdrop-filter: grayscale(<number>%);
|
| backdrop-grayscale-(<custom-property>) |
backdrop-filter: grayscale(var(<custom-property>));
|
| backdrop-grayscale-[<value>] |
backdrop-filter: grayscale(<value>);
|
Use utilities like backdrop-grayscale-50 and backdrop-grayscale to control the grayscale effect applied to an element's backdrop:
backdrop-grayscale-0
backdrop-grayscale-50
backdrop-grayscale
<div class="bg-[url(/img/mountains.jpg)]"> <div class="bg-white/30 backdrop-grayscale-0 ..."></div></div><div class="bg-[url(/img/mountains.jpg)]"> <div class="bg-white/30 backdrop-grayscale-50 ..."></div></div><div class="bg-[url(/img/mountains.jpg)]"> <div class="bg-white/30 backdrop-grayscale-200 ..."></div></div>
Use the backdrop-grayscale-[<value>] syntax to set the backdrop grayscale based on a completely custom value:
<div class="backdrop-grayscale-[0.5] ..."> <!-- ... --></div>
For CSS variables, you can also use the backdrop-grayscale-(<custom-property>) syntax:
<div class="backdrop-grayscale-(--my-backdrop-grayscale) ..."> <!-- ... --></div>
This is just a shorthand for backdrop-grayscale-[var(<custom-property>)] that adds the var() function for you automatically.
Prefix a backdrop-filter: grayscale() utility with a breakpoint variant like md: to only apply the utility at medium screen sizes and above:
<div class="backdrop-grayscale md:backdrop-grayscale-0 ..."> <!-- ... --></div>
Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation.
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