Topic: How to make a navbar transparent?
                  
                  Pedro Aneyba Fernandez Davila
                  free
                  asked 5 years ago
                
*Expected behavior*I want my navbar to become transparent so I can see through it.
*Actual behavior*I can't modify the color of the navbar, not even using !important tags.
*Resources (screenshots, code snippets etc.)*This is the actual code`
<ul class="navbar-nav ml-auto nav-flex-icons">
  <li class="nav-item">
    <a class="nav-link">
      <mdb-icon fab icon="twitter"></mdb-icon>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="nav-item">
    <a class="nav-link">
      <mdb-icon fab icon="google-plus"></mdb-icon>
    </a>
  </li>
  <li class="nav-item">
    <a class="nav-link">
      <div class="btn-group" mdbDropdown>
        <mdb-icon fas icon="user" mdbDropdownToggle></mdb-icon>
        <div class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu-right dropdown-primary">
          <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Action</a>
          <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Another action</a>
          <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Something else here</a>
          <div class="divider dropdown-divider"></div>
          <a class="dropdown-item" href="#">Separated link</a>
        </div>
      </div>
    </a>
  </li>
</ul>
`and this is the scss i've tried on it:
.navbar { background-color: transparent;}
I've also used:
.navbar { background: transparent;}
without avail
                      
                      Konrad Stępień
                      staff
                        answered 5 years ago
                    
Hi @Pedro Aneyba Fernandez Davila,
Just do not add class like indygo for your navbar. 
Try the code below.
<!--Navbar-->
<mdb-navbar SideClass="navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-light"> //remove class `indygo` from here
  <!-- Navbar brand -->
  <mdb-navbar-brand><a class="navbar-brand" href="#">Navbar</a></mdb-navbar-brand>
  <!-- Collapsible content -->
  <links>
    <!-- Links -->
    <ul class="navbar-nav mr-auto">
      <li class="nav-item active">
        <a class="nav-link waves-light" mdbWavesEffect>Home<span class="sr-only">(current)</span></a>
      </li>
      <li class="nav-item">
        <a class="nav-link waves-light" mdbWavesEffect>Features</a>
      </li>
      <li class="nav-item">
        <a class="nav-link waves-light" mdbWavesEffect>Pricing</a>
      </li>
      <!-- Dropdown -->
      <li class="nav-item dropdown" dropdown>
        <a dropdownToggle mdbWavesEffect type="button" class="nav-link dropdown-toggle waves-light" mdbWavesEffect>
          Basic dropdown<span class="caret"></span></a>
        <div *dropdownMenu class="dropdown-menu dropdown dropdown-primary" role="menu">
          <a class="dropdown-item waves-light" mdbWavesEffect href="#">Action</a>
          <a class="dropdown-item waves-light" mdbWavesEffect href="#">Another action</a>
          <a class="dropdown-item waves-light" mdbWavesEffect href="#">Something else here</a>
          <div class="divider dropdown-divider"></div>
          <a class="dropdown-item waves-light" mdbWavesEffect href="#">Separated link</a>
        </div>
      </li>
    </ul>
    <!-- Links -->
    <!-- Search form -->
    <form class="form-inline waves-light" mdbWavesEffect>
      <div class="md-form my-0">
        <input class="form-control mr-sm-2" type="text" placeholder="Search">
      </div>
    </form>
  </links>
  <!-- Collapsible content -->
</mdb-navbar>
<!--/.Navbar-->
Best, Konrad.
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 - Technology: MDB Angular
 - MDB Version: 8.3.1
 - Device: computer
 - Browser: chrome
 - OS: windows 7
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