.navbar-overlay {
    background-color: #1b1b1b;
}


/* Modern UI Refinements */
.search-container {
    background: #fff;
    padding: 1.5rem;
    border-radius: 1rem;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
    margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
}

.event-card {
    height: 320px;
    border: none;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    transition: all 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1);
    cursor: pointer;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
}

.event-card:hover {
    transform: translateY(-8px);
    box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
}

/* Gradient Overlay for better text readability */
/* Gradient Overlay: Deep at the bottom, soft at the top */


/* On hover, make the bottom even darker for maximum contrast */
.event-card:hover .event-overlay {
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom,
            rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1) 0%,
            rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4) 40%,
            rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9) 100%);
}

.badge-status {
    position: absolute;
    top: 1.25rem;
    left: 1.25rem;
    padding: 0.6rem 1rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.5px;
    font-size: 0.7rem;
    border-radius: 50px;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    z-index: 1000;
}

.reg-count-float {
    position: absolute;
    z-index: 1000;
    top: 1.25rem;
    right: 1.25rem;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
    backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
    padding: 0.4rem 0.8rem;
    border-radius: 10px;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3);
}

/* Ensure the text has a tiny shadow insurance policy */
.event-title {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    text-shadow: 0 1px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}

.event-content {
    z-index: 1;
    position: relative;
    background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), transparent);
}

.location-text {
    opacity: 0.9;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
}

.btn-view-event {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 1);
    color: #000;
    border-radius: 50px;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    padding: 0.5rem 1.2rem;
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(10px);
    transition: all 0.3s;
}

.event-card:hover .btn-view-event {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
}

/* Custom input styling */
.form-control, .form-select {
    border-radius: 0.75rem;
    padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
    border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;
}