.overlay {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 1.5%;
  height: 100%;
  background: url("/images/repeating_background_design.png") repeat-y;
  background-size: contain;
}

.imgcont {
    position: relative;
    display: inline-block;
    width: 30%;
}

.pic {
  opacity: 1;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  transition: .5s ease;
  backface-visibility: hidden;
}

.middle {
  transition: .5s ease;
  opacity: 0;
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  -ms-transform: translate(-50%, -50%)
}

.imgcont:hover .pic {
  opacity: 0.3;
}

.imgcont:hover .middle {
  opacity: 1;
}

.text {
  background-color: #376D8C;
  color: white;
  font-size: 16px;
  padding: 16px 32px;
}

.readmore .btn {
    max-width: 335px;
}