CODE EXAMPLE FOR CSS

overlay css background image

.testclass {
    background-image: url("../images/image.jpg"), linear-gradient(rgba(0,0,0,0.5),rgba(0,0,0,0.5));
    background-blend-mode: overlay;
}

/*
	Or if you like to add a transparent gray layer over your image or div background
	you can use "filter:"
	example:
*/ 

.card img{
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    border: 10px solid #fff;
    box-shadow: 0px 2px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
    border-radius: 5px;
    transition: 0.5s;
}

.card img:hover{
    transform: scale(1.02);
    filter: blur(2px) grayscale(50%);
}