Background images can help attract, engage, and inform visitors on your website. Depending on their design and position, background images can establish a mood, provide context about a brand, and draw visitors’ attention to important elements on a web page.

Background Images for Web Pages

Before you start your search for the perfect background image, you have to know some basic information about website backgrounds in general.

There are two types of website backgrounds: a body or content background. A body background covers most of or the entire screen. It can be an image, graphic illustration, single color, color gradient, or texture. A content background surrounds text, images, or other content, and can be layered on top of the body background.