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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Enhancing the Design With CSS Gradients

Posted by Andrew Alvarez
Andrew Alvarez
11,964 Points

Gradients

.main-header { background-image: linear-gradient(bottom to top, steelblue , darkslateblue 90% ); }

i don't know what i am doing wrong

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */

.main-header {
  background-image: linear-gradient(bottom to top, steelblue , darkslateblue 90% );
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Lake Tahoe</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
  </head>
  <body> 
    <header id="top" class="main-header">
      <span class="title">Journey Through the Sierra Nevada Mountains</span>
      <h1 class="main-heading">Lake Tahoe, California</h1>
    </header>

        <div class="primary-content">
            <p class="intro">
                Lake Tahoe is one of the most breathtaking attractions located in California. It's home to a number of ski resorts, summer outdoor recreation, and tourist attractions. Snow and skiing are a significant part of the area's reputation.
            </p>
            <a class="callout" href="#more">Find out more</a>
        </div><!-- End .primary-content -->
  </body>
</html>
Stephen Minotti
Stephen Minotti
2,279 Points
Stephen Minotti
Stephen Minotti
2,279 Points

Double check to see if you put a semicolon at the end, curly braces, and look for misspellings. Those were problems I had.

1 Answer

Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,021 Points
Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,021 Points

Hi Andrew,

There are two small issues with your code:

  1. The direction should be written to top, not bottom to top
  2. You have an extra space after steelblue

Here's the final code:

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */

.main-header {
  background-image: linear-gradient(to top, steelblue, darkslateblue 90% );
}