body {
    background-color: #121212; /* Dark background */
    color: #E0E0E0; /* Soft light text */
    font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: #ddd;
}
.navbar {
    background-color: #0D7377; /* Teal bar */
}
.navbar-brand, .nav-link {
    color: #ffffff !important;
}
.nav-link:hover {
    color: #14FFEC !important; /* Bright teal on hover */
}
footer {
    background-color: #0D7377;
    color: #ffffff;
    padding: 1rem;
    text-align: center;
}
.container {
    padding-top: 2rem;
    padding-bottom: 2rem;
}
.card {
    background-color: #1E1E1E; /* Darker card for content */
    color: #E0E0E0;
    border-radius: 1rem; /* Rounded corners */
    box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.3); /* Soft shadow */
}
.btn-teal {
    background-color: #14FFEC;
    color: #000000;
}
.btn-teal:hover {
    background-color: #0D7377;
    color: #ffffff;
}
.form-control.bg-dark {
background-color: #212529;  /* Bootstrap dark */
color: #fff;
border: 1px solid #6c757d;
}
.form-control.bg-dark::placeholder {
    color: #adb5bd;
}

h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
    font-family: 'Merriweather', serif;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #fff;
}

p {
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

a {
    color: #00bcd4;  /* Teal accent */
    text-decoration: none;
}

a:hover {
    color: #26c6da;
    text-decoration: underline;
}

.lead {
    font-size: 1.25rem;
    font-weight: 600;
}

blockquote {
    font-style: italic;
    border-left: 4px solid #00bcd4;
    padding-left: 1rem;
    color: #bbb;
}
h1, h2 {
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
}