The text-bg-* helpers set a theme background together with a readable, contrasting text colour in one class. Use them for badges, tiles, banners and status labels when you want the pairing to stay accessible in every colour scheme.
1Every theme colour as a badge
One text-bg-* class sets the background and a contrasting text colour together.
primarysecondarysuccessdangerwarninginfolightdark
<div class="d-flex flex-wrap gap-2">
<span class="badge text-bg-primary">primary</span><span class="badge text-bg-secondary">secondary</span><span class="badge text-bg-success">success</span><span class="badge text-bg-danger">danger</span><span class="badge text-bg-warning">warning</span><span class="badge text-bg-info">info</span><span class="badge text-bg-light">light</span><span class="badge text-bg-dark">dark</span>
</div>2Coloured cards
text-bg-* on a card colours the whole card and keeps the copy readable.
Holiday packages
Flexible dates help you find quieter weeks and better prices.
Holiday packages
Friendly people answer your questions quickly, by phone, chat or email.
Guided tours
From city breaks to safaris, we plan trips around how you like to travel.
<div class="row g-3">
<div class="col-md-4">
<div class="card text-bg-primary h-100">
<div class="card-body">
<h3 class="h6 card-title">Holiday packages</h3>
<p class="card-text small">Flexible dates help you find quieter weeks and better prices.</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-md-4">
<div class="card text-bg-success h-100">
<div class="card-body">
<h3 class="h6 card-title">Holiday packages</h3>
<p class="card-text small">Friendly people answer your questions quickly, by phone, chat or email.</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-md-4">
<div class="card text-bg-dark h-100">
<div class="card-body">
<h3 class="h6 card-title">Guided tours</h3>
<p class="card-text small">From city breaks to safaris, we plan trips around how you like to travel.</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>3Announcement banner
A full-width strip with text-bg-warning for a time-limited message.
<div class="text-bg-warning rounded p-3 d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center gap-2">
<span class="fs-5"><i class="bi bi-megaphone" aria-hidden="true"></i></span> <span class="me-auto"><strong>Heads up:</strong> scheduled maintenance on Oct 20, 2026 at 12:30.</span> <a class="btn btn-sm btn-dark" href="#">Details</a>
</div>4Status labels in a table
Invoice states shown with text-bg-* badges in a table cell.
| Invoice | Client | Amount | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| #PO-2209 | Chloe Brennan | $322.13 | Paid |
| #PO-4399 | Freya Whitaker | $113.36 | Pending |
| #INV-2274 | Kenji Sato | $241.94 | Overdue |
| #TX-8011 | Jonah Tanaka | $831.94 | Draft |
<div class="table-responsive">
<table class="table align-middle mb-0">
<thead>
<tr>
<th scope="col">Invoice</th>
<th scope="col">Client</th>
<th scope="col">Amount</th>
<th scope="col">Status</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>#PO-2209</td>
<td>Chloe Brennan</td>
<td>$322.13</td>
<td><span class="badge text-bg-success">Paid</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>#PO-4399</td>
<td>Freya Whitaker</td>
<td>$113.36</td>
<td><span class="badge text-bg-warning">Pending</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>#INV-2274</td>
<td>Kenji Sato</td>
<td>$241.94</td>
<td><span class="badge text-bg-danger">Overdue</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>#TX-8011</td>
<td>Jonah Tanaka</td>
<td>$831.94</td>
<td><span class="badge text-bg-secondary">Draft</span></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>5Counters on avatars
Small text-bg-danger pills show unread counts on profile pictures.
1 unread messages
8 unread messages
5 unread messages<div class="d-flex gap-4">
<div class="position-relative">
<img src="../assets/img/avatar-9.svg" alt="Hana Hughes" width="48" height="48" class="rounded-circle"><span class="position-absolute top-0 start-100 translate-middle badge rounded-pill text-bg-danger">1<span class="visually-hidden"> unread messages</span></span>
</div>
<div class="position-relative">
<img src="../assets/img/avatar-8.svg" alt="Mia Okafor" width="48" height="48" class="rounded-circle"><span class="position-absolute top-0 start-100 translate-middle badge rounded-pill text-bg-danger">8<span class="visually-hidden"> unread messages</span></span>
</div>
<div class="position-relative">
<img src="../assets/img/avatar-5.svg" alt="Amara Fischer" width="48" height="48" class="rounded-circle"><span class="position-absolute top-0 start-100 translate-middle badge rounded-pill text-bg-danger">5<span class="visually-hidden"> unread messages</span></span>
</div>
</div>6Pricing header
A dark header band with text-bg-dark above a light pricing body.
Team
$56.50- Free cancellation
- Local guides
<div class="card overflow-hidden" style="max-width:20rem">
<div class="text-bg-dark p-3 text-center">
<h3 class="h6 text-uppercase mb-1">Team</h3>
<span class="display-6">$56.50</span>
</div>
<ul class="list-group list-group-flush small">
<li class="list-group-item">Free cancellation</li>
<li class="list-group-item">Local guides</li>
</ul>
</div>7Calendar day chips
Today in text-bg-primary, a booked day in text-bg-info and free days in text-bg-light.
Oct12
Oct13
Oct14
Oct15
Oct16
Oct17
Oct18
<div class="d-flex flex-wrap gap-2">
<div class="text-bg-light border rounded text-center px-3 py-2">
<small class="d-block">Oct</small><strong>12</strong>
</div>
<div class="text-bg-light border rounded text-center px-3 py-2">
<small class="d-block">Oct</small><strong>13</strong>
</div>
<div class="text-bg-primary rounded text-center px-3 py-2">
<small class="d-block">Oct</small><strong>14</strong>
</div>
<div class="text-bg-light border rounded text-center px-3 py-2">
<small class="d-block">Oct</small><strong>15</strong>
</div>
<div class="text-bg-info rounded text-center px-3 py-2">
<small class="d-block">Oct</small><strong>16</strong>
</div>
<div class="text-bg-light border rounded text-center px-3 py-2">
<small class="d-block">Oct</small><strong>17</strong>
</div>
<div class="text-bg-light border rounded text-center px-3 py-2">
<small class="d-block">Oct</small><strong>18</strong>
</div>
</div>8Checkout steps
Numbered step circles coloured by state: done, current and upcoming.
- Cart
- Address
- 3Payment
- 4Review
<ol class="list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap gap-3 mb-0">
<li class="d-flex align-items-center gap-2"><span class="rounded-circle d-inline-flex align-items-center justify-content-center fw-semibold text-bg-success" style="width:2rem;height:2rem"><i class="bi bi-check-lg" aria-hidden="true"></i></span>Cart</li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-center gap-2"><span class="rounded-circle d-inline-flex align-items-center justify-content-center fw-semibold text-bg-success" style="width:2rem;height:2rem"><i class="bi bi-check-lg" aria-hidden="true"></i></span>Address</li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-center gap-2" aria-current="step"><span class="rounded-circle d-inline-flex align-items-center justify-content-center fw-semibold text-bg-primary" style="width:2rem;height:2rem">3</span>Payment</li>
<li class="d-flex align-items-center gap-2"><span class="rounded-circle d-inline-flex align-items-center justify-content-center fw-semibold text-bg-secondary" style="width:2rem;height:2rem">4</span>Review</li>
</ol>9Coloured toast
A toast-style message using text-bg-success for the whole box.
Your changes to guided tours were saved.
<div class="toast show align-items-center text-bg-success border-0" role="status" aria-live="polite" aria-atomic="true">
<div class="d-flex">
<div class="toast-body">
<i class="bi bi-check-circle" aria-hidden="true"></i> Your changes to guided tours were saved.
</div>
<button type="button" class="btn-close btn-close-white me-2 m-auto" data-ui-dismiss="toast" aria-label="Close"></button>
</div>
</div>10KPI tiles
Dashboard tiles where each metric gets its own theme background.
2.5k
Customers16.5k
Revenue32.8k
Waiting9.6k
Reviews<div class="row g-3">
<div class="col-6 col-lg-3">
<div class="text-bg-primary rounded-3 p-3">
<div class="fs-4">
<i class="bi bi-people" aria-hidden="true"></i>
</div>
<div class="fs-4 fw-bold">
2.5k
</div>
<small>Customers</small>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-6 col-lg-3">
<div class="text-bg-success rounded-3 p-3">
<div class="fs-4">
<i class="bi bi-currency-dollar" aria-hidden="true"></i>
</div>
<div class="fs-4 fw-bold">
16.5k
</div>
<small>Revenue</small>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-6 col-lg-3">
<div class="text-bg-warning rounded-3 p-3">
<div class="fs-4">
<i class="bi bi-hourglass-split" aria-hidden="true"></i>
</div>
<div class="fs-4 fw-bold">
32.8k
</div>
<small>Waiting</small>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-6 col-lg-3">
<div class="text-bg-info rounded-3 p-3">
<div class="fs-4">
<i class="bi bi-star" aria-hidden="true"></i>
</div>
<div class="fs-4 fw-bold">
9.6k
</div>
<small>Reviews</small>
</div>
</div>
</div>11Tinted backgrounds
text-bg-* respects --ui-bg-opacity, so one class gives lighter tints of the same colour. Put text on the full colour, labels beside the light tints.
100%
75%
50%
25%
10%
<div class="d-flex flex-wrap gap-3">
<div class="text-center small">
<div class="text-bg-primary rounded mb-1" style="width:4rem;height:2.5rem;--ui-bg-opacity:1">
</div>
100%
</div>
<div class="text-center small">
<div class="text-bg-primary rounded mb-1" style="width:4rem;height:2.5rem;--ui-bg-opacity:0.75">
</div>
75%
</div>
<div class="text-center small">
<div class="text-bg-primary rounded mb-1" style="width:4rem;height:2.5rem;--ui-bg-opacity:0.5">
</div>
50%
</div>
<div class="text-center small">
<div class="text-bg-primary rounded mb-1" style="width:4rem;height:2.5rem;--ui-bg-opacity:0.25">
</div>
25%
</div>
<div class="text-center small">
<div class="text-bg-primary rounded mb-1" style="width:4rem;height:2.5rem;--ui-bg-opacity:0.1">
</div>
10%
</div>
</div>12Profile header
A cover band with text-bg-primary behind a profile name and actions.
Sofia Ashford
Project Manager · Auckland<div class="card overflow-hidden">
<div class="text-bg-primary p-4 d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center gap-3">
<img src="../assets/img/avatar-6.svg" alt="Sofia Ashford" width="64" height="64" class="rounded-circle border border-3 border-white">
<div class="me-auto">
<h3 class="h5 mb-0">Sofia Ashford</h3>
<small>Project Manager · Auckland</small>
</div>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-light btn-sm">Message</button>
</div>
</div>13Keyboard shortcut legend
text-bg-dark and text-bg-light make neat key caps in a help panel.
- Ctrl + K
- Open search
- Esc
- Close dialog
- ?
- Show shortcuts
<dl class="row small mb-0">
<dt class="col-6 fw-normal"><kbd class="text-bg-dark">Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd class="text-bg-dark">K</kbd></dt>
<dd class="col-6">Open search</dd>
<dt class="col-6 fw-normal"><kbd class="text-bg-light border">Esc</kbd></dt>
<dd class="col-6">Close dialog</dd>
<dt class="col-6 fw-normal"><kbd class="text-bg-light border">?</kbd></dt>
<dd class="col-6 mb-0">Show shortcuts</dd>
</dl>14Sale ribbon on a product
A text-bg-danger label positioned over a product image.
-26%
Ocean view suite
$286.00<div class="card" style="max-width:16rem">
<div class="position-relative">
<img src="../assets/img/product-1.svg" alt="Ocean view suite" class="card-img-top"> <span class="position-absolute top-0 start-0 m-2 px-2 py-1 rounded small fw-semibold text-bg-danger">-26%</span>
</div>
<div class="card-body">
<h3 class="h6 mb-1">Ocean view suite</h3>
<span class="fw-bold">$286.00</span>
</div>
</div>15Footer strip
A compact text-bg-dark footer with links that inherit the light text.
<footer class="text-bg-dark rounded p-3 d-flex flex-wrap gap-3 small">
<span>© 2026 Halois Co</span> <a class="link-light" href="#">Privacy</a><a class="link-light" href="#">Terms</a><a class="link-light ms-auto" href="#">Contact</a>
</footer>16Activity timeline dots
Coloured icon dots make each activity type easy to spot.
- Our favourite small hotels this year3 min ago
- What our travellers asked us most15 hours ago
- The best time of year to visit Japan6 days ago
- The small habits that make a big difference52 min ago
<ul class="list-unstyled mb-0 vstack gap-3">
<li class="d-flex gap-3"><span class="text-bg-success rounded-circle d-inline-flex align-items-center justify-content-center flex-shrink-0" style="width:2rem;height:2rem"><i class="bi bi-check-lg" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><div><strong class="d-block small">Our favourite small hotels this year</strong><small class="text-body-secondary">3 min ago</small></div></li>
<li class="d-flex gap-3"><span class="text-bg-info rounded-circle d-inline-flex align-items-center justify-content-center flex-shrink-0" style="width:2rem;height:2rem"><i class="bi bi-chat" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><div><strong class="d-block small">What our travellers asked us most</strong><small class="text-body-secondary">15 hours ago</small></div></li>
<li class="d-flex gap-3"><span class="text-bg-warning rounded-circle d-inline-flex align-items-center justify-content-center flex-shrink-0" style="width:2rem;height:2rem"><i class="bi bi-pencil" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><div><strong class="d-block small">The best time of year to visit Japan</strong><small class="text-body-secondary">6 days ago</small></div></li>
<li class="d-flex gap-3"><span class="text-bg-secondary rounded-circle d-inline-flex align-items-center justify-content-center flex-shrink-0" style="width:2rem;height:2rem"><i class="bi bi-clock" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><div><strong class="d-block small">The small habits that make a big difference</strong><small class="text-body-secondary">52 min ago</small></div></li>
</ul>17Kanban card priorities
Priority labels in text-bg-* on small task cards.
High
Hidden beaches of the Mediterranean
Medium
Ten weekend escapes within two hours of home
Low
Five things we learned this year
<div class="row g-2">
<div class="col-sm-4">
<div class="border rounded p-2 small">
<span class="badge text-bg-danger mb-1">High</span>
<div>
Hidden beaches of the Mediterranean
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-sm-4">
<div class="border rounded p-2 small">
<span class="badge text-bg-warning mb-1">Medium</span>
<div>
Ten weekend escapes within two hours of home
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-sm-4">
<div class="border rounded p-2 small">
<span class="badge text-bg-info mb-1">Low</span>
<div>
Five things we learned this year
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>18Chat bubbles
Incoming messages in text-bg-light, your own messages in text-bg-primary.
Family rooms, adults-only retreats and pet-friendly stays in one search.
Local guides show you the places that never make it into guidebooks.
Start in minutes and get help from a real person whenever you need it.
Travel insurance and car rental can be added in a single click.
<div class="vstack gap-2">
<div class="text-bg-light border align-self-start rounded-4 px-3 py-2 small" style="max-width:80%">
Family rooms, adults-only retreats and pet-friendly stays in one search.
</div>
<div class="text-bg-primary align-self-end rounded-4 px-3 py-2 small" style="max-width:80%">
Local guides show you the places that never make it into guidebooks.
</div>
<div class="text-bg-light border align-self-start rounded-4 px-3 py-2 small" style="max-width:80%">
Start in minutes and get help from a real person whenever you need it.
</div>
<div class="text-bg-primary align-self-end rounded-4 px-3 py-2 small" style="max-width:80%">
Travel insurance and car rental can be added in a single click.
</div>
</div>19List group highlights
text-bg-* on individual list items to flag the selected and the problem rows.
- Hotel booking
- Travel insurance (selected)
- Holiday packages
- Hotel booking (failed)
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">Hotel booking</li>
<li class="list-group-item text-bg-primary" aria-current="true">Travel insurance (selected)</li>
<li class="list-group-item">Holiday packages</li>
<li class="list-group-item text-bg-danger">Hotel booking (failed)</li>
</ul>20Code chip
Inline file names and commands on a text-bg-dark chip inside running text.
Run npm run build and upload the
dist folder to your server.
<p class="mb-0">Run <code class="text-bg-dark rounded px-2 py-1">npm run build</code> and upload the <span class="text-bg-secondary rounded px-2 py-1 small font-monospace">dist</span> folder to your server.</p>