Color & Background
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.
Campaign production
From logo to launch campaign, everything is designed to work together.
Brand identity
Senior designers lead every project from the first sketch to the final file.
Motion graphics
Friendly people answer your questions quickly, by phone, chat or email.
<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">Campaign production</h3>
<p class="card-text small">From logo to launch campaign, everything is designed to work together.</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">Brand identity</h3>
<p class="card-text small">Senior designers lead every project from the first sketch to the final file.</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">Motion graphics</h3>
<p class="card-text small">Friendly people answer your questions quickly, by phone, chat or email.</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 24, 2026 at 07:15.</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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| #INV-7031 | Isla Hughes | $273.18 | Paid |
| #ORD-5544 | Ella Morgan | $315.18 | Pending |
| #PO-6422 | Zoe Silva | $306.80 | Overdue |
| #PO-2620 | Theo Delgado | $262.85 | 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>#INV-7031</td>
<td>Isla Hughes</td>
<td>$273.18</td>
<td><span class="badge text-bg-success">Paid</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>#ORD-5544</td>
<td>Ella Morgan</td>
<td>$315.18</td>
<td><span class="badge text-bg-warning">Pending</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>#PO-6422</td>
<td>Zoe Silva</td>
<td>$306.80</td>
<td><span class="badge text-bg-danger">Overdue</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>#PO-2620</td>
<td>Theo Delgado</td>
<td>$262.85</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
10 unread messages12 unread messages<div class="d-flex gap-4">
<div class="position-relative">
<img src="../assets/img/avatar-12.svg" alt="Lea Sato" 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-2.svg" alt="Ava Rossi" width="48" height="48" class="rounded-circle"><span class="position-absolute top-0 start-100 translate-middle badge rounded-pill text-bg-danger">10<span class="visually-hidden"> unread messages</span></span>
</div>
<div class="position-relative">
<img src="../assets/img/avatar-12.svg" alt="Liam Moreau" width="48" height="48" class="rounded-circle"><span class="position-absolute top-0 start-100 translate-middle badge rounded-pill text-bg-danger">12<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
$61.71- Global clients
- Fast turnaround
<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">$61.71</span>
</div>
<ul class="list-group list-group-flush small">
<li class="list-group-item">Global clients</li>
<li class="list-group-item">Fast turnaround</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 motion graphics 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 motion graphics 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.
24.0k
Customers8.8k
Revenue22.6k
Waiting30.5k
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">
24.0k
</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">
8.8k
</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">
22.6k
</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">
30.5k
</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.
Noah Mensah
Finance Lead · Edinburgh<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-9.svg" alt="Noah Mensah" width="64" height="64" class="rounded-circle border border-3 border-white">
<div class="me-auto">
<h3 class="h5 mb-0">Noah Mensah</h3>
<small>Finance Lead · Edinburgh</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.
-19%
Social kit
$1,800<div class="card" style="max-width:16rem">
<div class="position-relative">
<img src="../assets/img/product-3.svg" alt="Social kit" 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">-19%</span>
</div>
<div class="card-body">
<h3 class="h6 mb-1">Social kit</h3>
<span class="fw-bold">$1,800</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 Nimbusan</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 tips for busy weeksyesterday
- Why motion matters for modern brands37 min ago
- Lessons from a year of client workshopsyesterday
- Five website mistakes that cost you leads11 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 tips for busy weeks</strong><small class="text-body-secondary">yesterday</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">Why motion matters for modern brands</strong><small class="text-body-secondary">37 min 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">Lessons from a year of client workshops</strong><small class="text-body-secondary">yesterday</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">Five website mistakes that cost you leads</strong><small class="text-body-secondary">11 min ago</small></div></li>
</ul>17Kanban card priorities
Priority labels in text-bg-* on small task cards.
High
How we ran a rebrand in eight weeks
Medium
Planning a month of social content in a day
Low
Designing packaging that survives the shelf
<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 we ran a rebrand in eight weeks
</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>
Planning a month of social content in a day
</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>
Designing packaging that survives the shelf
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>18Chat bubbles
Incoming messages in text-bg-light, your own messages in text-bg-primary.
Every detail is handled by people who care about getting it right.
We test early with real users, so the final design works on the first day.
Our motion team turns complex ideas into short films people actually watch.
Our team has done this many times, so you never have to guess.
<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%">
Every detail is handled by people who care about getting it right.
</div>
<div class="text-bg-primary align-self-end rounded-4 px-3 py-2 small" style="max-width:80%">
We test early with real users, so the final design works on the first day.
</div>
<div class="text-bg-light border align-self-start rounded-4 px-3 py-2 small" style="max-width:80%">
Our motion team turns complex ideas into short films people actually watch.
</div>
<div class="text-bg-primary align-self-end rounded-4 px-3 py-2 small" style="max-width:80%">
Our team has done this many times, so you never have to guess.
</div>
</div>19List group highlights
text-bg-* on individual list items to flag the selected and the problem rows.
- Motion graphics
- Brand identity (selected)
- Motion graphics
- Web design (failed)
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">Motion graphics</li>
<li class="list-group-item text-bg-primary" aria-current="true">Brand identity (selected)</li>
<li class="list-group-item">Motion graphics</li>
<li class="list-group-item text-bg-danger">Web design (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>