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Start your free trialJoel Jensen Jr.
352 PointsCode challenge help please!
Add a margin of 2.5% to the gallery list items. Then, set the text color and background to colors of your choosing.
what am I doing wrong?
css/main.css
a {
text-decoration: none;
}
#wrapper {
max-width: 940px;
margin: 0 auto;
}
#logo {
text-align: center;
margin: 0;
}
h1, h2 {
color: #fff;
}
nav a {
color: #fff;
}
nav a:hover {
color: #32673f;
}
h1 {
font-family: ‘Changa One’, sans-serif;
font-size: 1.75em;
font-weight: normal;
}
img {
max-width: 100%;
}
#gallery {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
list-style: none;
}
#gallery li {
float: left;
width: 45%;
margin: 2.5%;
color: #000;
background: #fff;
}
Joel Jensen Jr.
352 Pointsthankyou Dustin!
4 Answers
Dustin Matlock
33,856 PointsI think there is a bug in this challenge with accepting shorthand. I've sent it along to Treehouse staff.
Alex Stophel
iOS Development Techdegree Student 11,552 PointsHi Joel,
The problem is with the last property: background. You should use background-color property to access and modify the background color.
Hope this helps!
Alex Stophel
iOS Development Techdegree Student 11,552 PointsActually, it looks like that isn't specifically what the test is looking for -- I think Tyler's answer is correct.
Tyler Jennings
9,271 PointsI got it to pass with your code by using a keyword instead of a hexidecimal value (I used 'grey') as the color property.
Sonya Brookins
1,547 Pointsit wouldn't display any other text color for me except #bdc3c7 the background color change had no issues
gallery li {
Float:left; max-width:45%; margin:2.5%; background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #bdc3c7; }
Dustin Matlock
33,856 PointsDustin Matlock
33,856 PointsHi Joel, I went ahead and corrected code highlighting for you.