#### CSS Background Properties

The Background properties control the element background color, set an image as the background, repeat a background image vertically or horizontally, and position an image on a page.

Property | Description | Value | Supported
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background-color | Sets the background color of an element. | color-hex color-name transparent | Supported.

Property | Description | Default Value | Notes
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background-color | Sets the background color of content and padding. Used to paint the background color of the screen. | transparent | If a background color is set, set the foreground to a contrasting color, so that its content remains visible. The transparent value allows the color of the parent element to show.