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.
Hotel booking
Our travel insurance gives every detail in view for teams of every size.
Hotel booking
This modern community brings projects moving forward in just a few clicks.
Hotel booking
This flexible experience gives your work organised with friendly support.
<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">Hotel booking</h3>
<p class="card-text small">Our travel insurance gives every detail in view for teams of every size.</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">Hotel booking</h3>
<p class="card-text small">This modern community brings projects moving forward in just a few clicks.</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">Hotel booking</h3>
<p class="card-text small">This flexible experience gives your work organised with friendly support.</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 Oct 22, 2026 at 20:00.</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-4620 | Lucas Brennan | $336.80 | Paid |
| #PO-4014 | Theo Ortega | $763.86 | Pending |
| #PO-2160 | Luna Hughes | $99.78 | Overdue |
| #TX-4115 | Isla Tanaka | $834.00 | 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-4620</td>
<td>Lucas Brennan</td>
<td>$336.80</td>
<td><span class="badge text-bg-success">Paid</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>#PO-4014</td>
<td>Theo Ortega</td>
<td>$763.86</td>
<td><span class="badge text-bg-warning">Pending</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>#PO-2160</td>
<td>Luna Hughes</td>
<td>$99.78</td>
<td><span class="badge text-bg-danger">Overdue</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>#TX-4115</td>
<td>Isla Tanaka</td>
<td>$834.00</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.
2 unread messages
5 unread messages
4 unread messages<div class="d-flex gap-4">
<div class="position-relative">
<img src="../assets/img/avatar-5.svg" alt="Aria Hughes" width="48" height="48" class="rounded-circle"><span class="position-absolute top-0 start-100 translate-middle badge rounded-pill text-bg-danger">2<span class="visually-hidden"> unread messages</span></span>
</div>
<div class="position-relative">
<img src="../assets/img/avatar-6.svg" alt="Sofia Mensah" 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 class="position-relative">
<img src="../assets/img/avatar-11.svg" alt="Tariq Varga" 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
$110.58- Flexible dates
- Curated stays
<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">$110.58</span>
</div>
<ul class="list-group list-group-flush small">
<li class="list-group-item">Flexible dates</li>
<li class="list-group-item">Curated stays</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 travel insurance 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 travel insurance 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.
10.4k
Customers11.2k
Revenue7.1k
Waiting29.1k
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">
10.4k
</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">
11.2k
</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">
7.1k
</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">
29.1k
</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.
100%
75%
50%
25%
10%
<div class="d-flex flex-wrap gap-2">
<div class="text-bg-primary rounded px-3 py-2 small" style="--ui-bg-opacity:1">
100%
</div>
<div class="text-bg-primary rounded px-3 py-2 small" style="--ui-bg-opacity:0.75">
75%
</div>
<div class="text-bg-primary rounded px-3 py-2 small" style="--ui-bg-opacity:0.5">
50%
</div>
<div class="text-bg-primary rounded px-3 py-2 small" style="--ui-bg-opacity:0.25">
25%
</div>
<div class="text-bg-primary rounded px-3 py-2 small" style="--ui-bg-opacity:0.1">
10%
</div>
</div>12Profile header
A cover band with text-bg-primary behind a profile name and actions.
Finn Lindqvist
Content Writer · Toronto<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-10.svg" alt="Finn Lindqvist" width="64" height="64" class="rounded-circle border border-3 border-white">
<div class="me-auto">
<h3 class="h5 mb-0">Finn Lindqvist</h3>
<small>Content Writer · Toronto</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%
Mountain lodge
$291.50<div class="card" style="max-width:16rem">
<div class="position-relative">
<img src="../assets/img/product-10.svg" alt="Mountain lodge" 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">Mountain lodge</h3>
<span class="fw-bold">$291.50</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 Brand name 6</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.
- 4 lessons from our idea2 days ago
- What's new in city1 days ago
- How we rebuilt our process5 days ago
- How we rebuilt our dashboard20 hours 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">4 lessons from our idea</strong><small class="text-body-secondary">2 days 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">What's new in city</strong><small class="text-body-secondary">1 days 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">How we rebuilt our process</strong><small class="text-body-secondary">5 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-fill" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><div><strong class="d-block small">How we rebuilt our dashboard</strong><small class="text-body-secondary">20 hours ago</small></div></li>
</ul>17Kanban card priorities
Priority labels in text-bg-* on small task cards.
High
What's new in adventure
Medium
Clear ways to improve your routine
Low
What's new in city
<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>
What's new in adventure
</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>
Clear ways to improve your routine
</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>
What's new in city
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>18Chat bubbles
Incoming messages in text-bg-light, your own messages in text-bg-primary.
The new best price guarantee makes results you can measure in just a few clicks.
Our airport transfers connects complex tasks into simple steps from the very first day.
The new curated stays connects complex tasks into simple steps with friendly support.
The new flexible dates helps results you can measure with friendly support.
<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%">
The new best price guarantee makes results you can measure in just a few clicks.
</div>
<div class="text-bg-primary align-self-end rounded-4 px-3 py-2 small" style="max-width:80%">
Our airport transfers connects complex tasks into simple steps from the very first day.
</div>
<div class="text-bg-light border align-self-start rounded-4 px-3 py-2 small" style="max-width:80%">
The new curated stays connects complex tasks into simple steps with friendly support.
</div>
<div class="text-bg-primary align-self-end rounded-4 px-3 py-2 small" style="max-width:80%">
The new flexible dates helps results you can measure with friendly support.
</div>
</div>19List group highlights
text-bg-* on individual list items to flag the selected and the problem rows.
- Airport transfers
- Airport transfers (selected)
- Hotel booking
- Airport transfers (failed)
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">Airport transfers</li>
<li class="list-group-item text-bg-primary" aria-current="true">Airport transfers (selected)</li>
<li class="list-group-item">Hotel booking</li>
<li class="list-group-item text-bg-danger">Airport transfers (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>