body{
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
}

.vertical-center {
    margin: 0;
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    -ms-transform: translateY(-50%);
    transform: translateY(-50%);
  }

  a:link, a:visited, a:hover, a:active{
    color: black;
    background-color: transparent;
    text-decoration: none;
  }

  /* Navigation Bar */
  .my_nav{
    background-color: rgb(255 255 255 / 87%) !important;
    box-shadow: 0px 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
    backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  }
  nav a.nav-link {
  text-align: center;
  white-space: nowrap;
  padding: 13px 15px !important;
  }
  nav a.nav-link:hover{
  background: rgba(154, 204, 153, 0.3);
  }
  nav a.nav-link.active {
  font-weight: bold;
  color: #837a93 !important; 
  }
  @media only screen and (max-width: 767px) {
  .navbar-collapse
    {
        background: rgba(255 255 255,0.8) !important;
    }
  }

  .main-banner{
      padding-top: 120px;
      padding-bottom: 50px;
      background-color:rgb(253, 169, 139, 0.35);
      background-image: url(img/header-background-opaque.svg);
      background-size: cover;
      text-align: center;
  
  }
  .about-us-p {
      padding-top: 25px;
  }
  .feature-holder {
      text-align: center;
  }
  .feature-holder:hover {
    opacity: 0.4;
  }
  section.features {
      padding-top: 50px;
      padding-bottom: 50px;
      background-color: whitesmoke;
  }
  .feature-holder h3 {
      font-size: 1.5em;
  }
  .feature-holder p {
      font-size: 18px;
      padding-bottom: 10px;
  }
  .standard-banner {
      padding-top: 150px;
      padding-bottom: 100px;
      background-color:whitesmoke;
  }



  /*Contact Banner CSS*/
  section.contact-banner {
      padding-top: 20px;
      padding-bottom: 20px;
      background-color: rgba(131, 122, 147, 0.55); /* rgb(253, 169, 139, 0.65); */
      background-size: cover;
      text-align: center;
      color: rgb(236, 233, 233);
  }

  /*Product Banner CSS*/
  section.product-banner {
    padding-top: 50px;
    padding-bottom: 50px;
    background-color: whitesmoke;
    background-size: cover;
    text-align: center;
  }

  /*Footer CSS*/
  footer.my_footer {
    padding-top: 10px;
    padding-bottom: 10px;
    background-color:  #5b8c77;
    color: whitesmoke;
    font-size: 14px;
    text-align: center;
    font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  }
  footer.my_footer p{
    margin: 0px;
  }
  .fa-linkedin {
    color: whitesmoke;
    padding: 0px 12px 6px 12px;
    vertical-align: middle;
  }
  .rights-reserved-text{
    line-height: 2.2em;
    padding: 0 10px;
  }
  .my_footer a{
    color: whitesmoke;
    text-decoration: underline;
  }

  /* Services Page CSS */
  .services-banner{
    background-image: url(img/tower-connection.webp);
    background-size:cover;
    background-position:center;
  }

  /*Contact Us Page CSS*/
  .std-banner-img{
    padding-bottom: 10px; 
    padding-top: 10px; 
    opacity: 0.5; 
    max-width: 60%;
  }
  .contact-us-feature-holder {
      font-size: 1.2em;
      text-align: left;
      padding-bottom:10px
  }
  .contact-us-icon{
      padding-top: 30px;
  }
  .contact-us-icon2{
      padding-top: 30px;
  }
  .dark-container {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
  }
  .dark-card {
    max-width: 900px;
    text-align: center;
    box-sizing: content-box;
    background-color: whitesmoke;
    color:black;
  }
  .dark-banner {
    background-color: whitesmoke;
  }
  /* Send button */
  .send-btn {
    box-shadow: 0px 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
    transition-duration: 0.3s;
    text-align: center;
    font-weight: bold;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    line-height:1.4;
    font-size: 1.3em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    border-radius: 0 !important;
    background-color: #9acc99;
    color: #837a93;
  }
  .send-btn:active {
    box-shadow: 0px 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);
  }
  .send-btn:active, .send-btn:hover {
    background-color: #5b8c77;
    color: #bbb6c3!important; /*textcolor*/ 
  }



  /* Extra small devices (phones, 600px and down) */
  @media only screen and (max-width: 600px) {
     section.about-banner {
      text-align: center;
    }
    .contact-us-feature-holder {
      font-size: 1em;
    }
    section.we-are-banner {
      padding-left: 30px;
    }
    section.contact-banner {
      background-image: url(img/faded-hexagon-background.svg);
    }
    .img-hexagon {
      padding-top: 15px; 
      padding-bottom:15px;
      width: 8%;
    }
    section.dark-banner{
      padding: 40px 20px;
    }
    .dark-banner p{
      font-size:20px;
    }
    footer.my_footer p{
      font-size:16px;
    }
  }
  /* Small devices (portrait tablets and large phones, 600px and up) */
  @media only screen and (min-width: 600px) {
     section.about-banner {
      text-align: center;
    }
    .contact-us-feature-holder {
      font-size: 1.2em;
    }
    section.contact-banner {
      background-image: url(img/faded-hexagon-background.svg);
    }
    .img-hexagon {
      padding-top: 15px; 
      padding-bottom:15px;
      width: 7%;
    }
    section.dark-banner{
      padding: 50px 0;
    }
    .dark-banner p{
      font-size:22px;
    }
    footer.my_footer p{
      font-size:18px;
    }
  }
  /* Medium devices (landscape tablets, 768px and up) */
  @media only screen and (min-width: 768px) {
    .contact-us-icon2{
        padding-bottom: 50px;
    }

    section.about-banner {
        text-align: left;
    }
    .contact-us-feature-holder {
      font-size: 1.2em;
    }
    section.contact-banner {
      background-image: url(img/faded-hexagon-background-larger.svg);
    }
    .img-hexagon {
      padding-top: 15px; 
      padding-bottom:15px;
      width: 6%;
    }
    section.dark-banner{
      padding: 70px 30px;
    }
    .dark-banner p{
      font-size:22px;
    }
    footer.my_footer p{
      font-size:20px;
    }
  } 
  /* Large devices (laptops/desktops, 992px and up) */
  @media only screen and (min-width: 992px) {
    .contact-us-icon2{
        padding-bottom: 50px;
    }

    section.about-banner {
        text-align: left;
    }
    .contact-us-feature-holder {
      font-size: 1.2em;
    }
    section.contact-banner {
      background-image: url(img/faded-hexagon-background-larger.svg);
    }
    .img-hexagon {
      padding-top: 20px; 
      padding-bottom:20px;
      width: 5%;
    }
    .pad-paragraph {
      padding-left: 90px;
      padding-right: 90px;
    }
    section.dark-banner{
      padding: 110px 70px;
    }
    .dark-banner p{
      font-size:25px;
    }
    footer.my_footer p{
      font-size:20px;
    }
  } 
  /* Extra large devices (large laptops and desktops, 1200px and up) */
  @media only screen and (min-width: 1200px) {
    .contact-us-icon2{
        padding-bottom: 70px;
    }

    section.about-banner {
        text-align: left;
    }
    .contact-us-feature-holder {
      font-size: 1.2em;
    }
    section.contact-banner {
      background-image: url(img/faded-hexagon-background-larger.svg);
    }
    .img-hexagon {
      padding-top: 20px; 
      padding-bottom:20px;
      width: 4%;
    }
    .pad-paragraph {
      padding-left: 180px;
      padding-right: 180px;
    }
    section.dark-banner{
      padding: 110px 70px;
    }
    .dark-banner p{
      font-size:25px;
    }
    footer.my_footer p{
      font-size:20px;
    }
  }


.fa-envelope-open-text{
    padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left:30px;
    vertical-align: middle;
}
.fa-phone-alt{
    padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left:30px;
    vertical-align: middle;
}
.fa-phone-alt{
  padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left:30px;
  vertical-align: middle;
}
.fa-map-marker-alt{
  padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left:30px;
  vertical-align: middle;
}
.fa-globe-africa{
  padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left:30px;
  vertical-align: middle;
}


/*Global Banner CSS*/
section.global-banner {
  padding-top: 40px;
  padding-bottom: 40px;
  background-color: rgba(131, 122, 147, 0.55);
  background-size: cover;
  text-align: center;
  color: rgb(236, 233, 233);
}





/* Consulting Services */

.fa-users-cog{
  padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left:30px;
  vertical-align: middle;
}
.fa-poll{
  padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left:30px;
  vertical-align: middle;
}
.fa-chart-line{
  padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left:30px;
  vertical-align: middle;
}
.fa-calculator{
  padding-right: 15px; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left:30px;
  vertical-align: middle;
}








/* CSS for (CURIOUS) CONTACT US button */
button.learn-more {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  cursor: pointer;
  outline: none;
  border: 0;
  vertical-align: middle;
  text-decoration: none;
  background: transparent;
  padding: 0;
  font-size: large;
  font-family: inherit;
  width: 14rem;
  height: auto;
  color: #6e667a; /*textcolor*/
}
button.learn-more .circle {
  transition: all 0.85s cubic-bezier(0.65, 0, 0.076, 1);
  position: relative;
  display: block;
  margin: 0;
  width: 3rem;
  height: 3rem;
  background: #6e667a;
  border-radius: 1.625rem;
}
button.learn-more .circle .icon {
  transition: all 0.85s cubic-bezier(0.65, 0, 0.076, 1);
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  margin: auto;
  background: whitesmoke;
}
button.learn-more .circle .icon.arrow {
  transition: all 0.85s cubic-bezier(0.65, 0, 0.076, 1);
  left: 0.625rem;
  width: 1.125rem;
  height: 0.125rem;
  background: none;
}
button.learn-more .circle .icon.arrow::before {
  position: absolute;
  content: "";
  top: -0.25rem;
  right: 0.0625rem;
  width: 0.625rem;
  height: 0.625rem;
  border-top: 0.125rem solid whitesmoke;
  border-right: 0.125rem solid whitesmoke;
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}
button.learn-more .button-text {
  transition: all 0.85s cubic-bezier(0.65, 0, 0.076, 1);
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  padding: 0.75rem 0;
  margin: 0 0 0 1.85rem;
  color: #6e667a;
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.6;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
button:hover .circle {
  width: 100%;
}
button:hover .circle .icon.arrow {
  background: whitesmoke;
  transform: translate(1rem, 0);
}
button:hover .button-text {
  color: whitesmoke;
}


/*About Us Banner CSS*/
section.about-banner {
    padding-top: 50px;
    padding-bottom: 25px;      
    background-size: cover;
    background-color: rgba(91, 140, 119, 0.30); /* rgb(131, 122, 147, 0.35); */
    text-align: center;
}


/* CSS for Hover effects (used on the about page) */
.about-banner h2::before {  
    transform: scaleX(0);
    transform-origin: bottom right;
  }
  
.about-banner h2:hover::before {
    transform: scaleX(1);
    transform-origin: bottom left;
  }

.about-banner h2::before {
    content: " ";
    display: block;
    position: absolute;
    top: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; left: 0;
    inset: 0 0 0 0;
    background: rgba(91, 140, 119, 0.40); /* rgba(131, 122, 147, 0.45);  */
    z-index: -1;
    transition: transform .5s ease;
  }
  
.about-banner h2 {
    position: relative;
  }


  /*We are Banner CSS*/
section.we-are-banner {
    padding-top: 60px;
    padding-bottom: 60px;
    background-color: whitesmoke;
    background-size: cover;
}

/* We are ... spinner */
  #spin {
    color: rgba(131, 122, 147)
  }
  #spin:after {
    content:"";
    animation: spin 13s linear infinite;
  }

  @keyframes spin {
    0% { content:"Innovators."; }
    9% { content:"Researchers."; }
    18% { content:"Statisticians."; }
    27% { content:"Data Scientists."; }
    36% { content:"Mathematicians."; }
    45% { content: "Artists."; }
    54% { content: "Intersectionals."; }
    63% { content: "Free-thinkers."; }
    72% { content: "Professionals."; }
    81% { content: "Puzzle-solvers."; }
    90% { content: "Listeners."; }
    100% { content:"Innovators."; }
  }