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.
Catering
Clear prices, honest advice and no surprises along the way.
Catering
Start in minutes and get help from a real person whenever you need it.
Wine pairing
We keep things simple, so you can focus on what matters to you.
<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">Catering</h3>
<p class="card-text small">Clear prices, honest advice and no surprises along the way.</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">Catering</h3>
<p class="card-text small">Start in minutes and get help from a real person whenever you need it.</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">Wine pairing</h3>
<p class="card-text small">We keep things simple, so you can focus on what matters to you.</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-fill" aria-hidden="true"></i></span> <span class="me-auto"><strong>Heads up:</strong> scheduled maintenance on Dec 19, 2026 at 11:30.</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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| #ORD-2938 | Amara Mensah | $549.80 | Paid |
| #ORD-4488 | Mason Delgado | $193.83 | Pending |
| #PO-7714 | Ruby Larsen | $343.35 | Overdue |
| #PO-9685 | Noah Kim | $407.67 | 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>#ORD-2938</td>
<td>Amara Mensah</td>
<td>$549.80</td>
<td><span class="badge text-bg-success">Paid</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>#ORD-4488</td>
<td>Mason Delgado</td>
<td>$193.83</td>
<td><span class="badge text-bg-warning">Pending</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>#PO-7714</td>
<td>Ruby Larsen</td>
<td>$343.35</td>
<td><span class="badge text-bg-danger">Overdue</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>#PO-9685</td>
<td>Noah Kim</td>
<td>$407.67</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.
8 unread messages
6 unread messages
4 unread messages<div class="d-flex gap-4">
<div class="position-relative">
<img src="../assets/img/avatar-5.svg" alt="Sofia Sato" 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-4.svg" alt="Liam Quinn" width="48" height="48" class="rounded-circle"><span class="position-absolute top-0 start-100 translate-middle badge rounded-pill text-bg-danger">6<span class="visually-hidden"> unread messages</span></span>
</div>
<div class="position-relative">
<img src="../assets/img/avatar-2.svg" alt="Maya Lindqvist" width="48" height="48" class="rounded-circle"><span class="position-absolute top-0 start-100 translate-middle badge rounded-pill text-bg-danger">4<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
$114.54- Fast delivery
- Local ingredients
<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">$114.54</span>
</div>
<ul class="list-group list-group-flush small">
<li class="list-group-item">Fast delivery</li>
<li class="list-group-item">Local ingredients</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 takeaway 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-fill" aria-hidden="true"></i> Your changes to takeaway 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.
24.1k
Customers24.6k
Revenue12.9k
Waiting25.7k
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-fill" aria-hidden="true"></i>
</div>
<div class="fs-4 fw-bold">
24.1k
</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">
24.6k
</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">
12.9k
</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-fill" aria-hidden="true"></i>
</div>
<div class="fs-4 fw-bold">
25.7k
</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.
Theo Morgan
Backend Engineer · Dublin<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-12.svg" alt="Theo Morgan" width="64" height="64" class="rounded-circle border border-3 border-white">
<div class="me-auto">
<h3 class="h5 mb-0">Theo Morgan</h3>
<small>Backend Engineer · Dublin</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.
-10%
Seasonal soup
$9.00<div class="card" style="max-width:16rem">
<div class="position-relative">
<img src="../assets/img/product-10.svg" alt="Seasonal soup" 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">-10%</span>
</div>
<div class="card-body">
<h3 class="h6 mb-1">Seasonal soup</h3>
<span class="fw-bold">$9.00</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 Lyraia</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.
- A beginner's guide to getting started14 hours ago
- The story of our wood-fired oven20 hours ago
- Meet the farmers behind our menu7 min ago
- Planning the perfect birthday dinnerjust now
<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">A beginner's guide to getting started</strong><small class="text-body-secondary">14 hours 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-fill" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><div><strong class="d-block small">The story of our wood-fired oven</strong><small class="text-body-secondary">20 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-fill" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><div><strong class="d-block small">Meet the farmers behind our menu</strong><small class="text-body-secondary">7 min 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-fill" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><div><strong class="d-block small">Planning the perfect birthday dinner</strong><small class="text-body-secondary">just now</small></div></li>
</ul>17Kanban card priorities
Priority labels in text-bg-* on small task cards.
High
How to choose the right dish
Medium
Five wines to pair with a summer dinner
Low
Our chocolate tart, step by step
<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>
How to choose the right dish
</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>
Five wines to pair with a summer dinner
</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>
Our chocolate tart, step by step
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>18Chat bubbles
Incoming messages in text-bg-light, your own messages in text-bg-primary.
Thousands of guests already trust us, and we work hard to keep it that way.
Friendly people answer your questions quickly, by phone, chat or email.
Book a table online in seconds, or call us for groups of eight or more.
Cooking classes on Saturday mornings teach you our favourite recipes.
<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%">
Thousands of guests already trust us, and we work hard to keep it that way.
</div>
<div class="text-bg-primary align-self-end rounded-4 px-3 py-2 small" style="max-width:80%">
Friendly people answer your questions quickly, by phone, chat or email.
</div>
<div class="text-bg-light border align-self-start rounded-4 px-3 py-2 small" style="max-width:80%">
Book a table online in seconds, or call us for groups of eight or more.
</div>
<div class="text-bg-primary align-self-end rounded-4 px-3 py-2 small" style="max-width:80%">
Cooking classes on Saturday mornings teach you our favourite recipes.
</div>
</div>19List group highlights
text-bg-* on individual list items to flag the selected and the problem rows.
- Private events
- Dine-in (selected)
- Private events
- Catering (failed)
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">Private events</li>
<li class="list-group-item text-bg-primary" aria-current="true">Dine-in (selected)</li>
<li class="list-group-item">Private events</li>
<li class="list-group-item text-bg-danger">Catering (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>