:root {
  --accent-color: #101683; /* central color you can change */
  --background-color: white;
  --text-color: black;
  --gray-color: gray;
  --text-black-background-color: black;
}

/* Use the variables throughout the CSS */

body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
  color: var(--text-color);
  background: var(--background-color);
}

a {
  color: var(--accent-color);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.site-header {
  margin: 0 auto; 
  max-width: 1000px;
  background: var(--background-color);
}

.nav-container {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  font-weight: 900;
  padding: 1rem 2rem;
}

.logo {
  font-weight: bold;
  font-size: 2rem;
  color: var(--background-color);
  background-color: var(--text-black-background-color);
  padding: 5px;
}

nav a {
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  margin-left: 1rem;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--text-color);
  font-weight: 800;
}

nav a.submit-link {
  color: var(--accent-color);
}

.hero {
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  color: var(--background-color);
  font-size: 2rem;
  padding: 4rem 2rem;
  text-align: left;
  max-width: 1000px;
  margin: 0 auto; 
  border-bottom: 30px solid var(--text-black-background-color);
}

.hero-text {
  padding: 0.5rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
}

.hero-main{
  max-width: 750px;
  background-color: var(--text-black-background-color);
}

.hero-second{
  max-width: 700px;
  background-color: var(--text-black-background-color);
  font-weight: 600;
}
.articles-grid {
  margin: 0 auto; 
  max-width: 1000px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); /* Ensures 3 articles per row */
  gap: 1.5rem;
  padding: 2rem;
}

.articles-grid article {
  background: var(--background-color);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.articles-grid img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 180px;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.post {
  max-width: 1000px;
  padding: 0 30px; 
  box-sizing: border-box; 
  margin: 0 auto; 
}

.post-title {
  font-size: 2.5rem;
}

.post-content{
  font-size: 1.1rem;
}

.post-image {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
}

.meta {
  color: var(--gray-color);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}