Grey background on collection charge theme

Topic summary

A user is experiencing an issue where transparent PNG images display with grey backgrounds on their Shopify store’s collection pages using the Charge theme.

Problem Details:

  • Transparent PNG product images showing grey backgrounds
  • Previous troubleshooting attempts and theme color adjustments haven’t resolved the issue
  • Affects collection page display

Proposed Solution:
A community member provided a CSS fix with step-by-step instructions:

  1. Navigate to Shopify admin → Online Store → Customize
  2. Access Theme Settings → Custom CSS
  3. Add CSS code to make media backgrounds transparent: .media { background: transparent !important; }

The helper included screenshots demonstrating the implementation process and the expected result. The issue appears to have a straightforward CSS solution, though confirmation of whether it resolved the problem is pending.

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i have gray backgrounds on .png images that are transparent. i looked in theme colors and tried some previous solutions but none seem to work from me. Image attached is in the collections here is a link for example too :

https://whatsheneeds.ca/collections/emojibator

Hi @Deadly_Dukes ,

You can follow the steps here:

Step 1: Shopify admin > Online store > Customize: https://prnt.sc/XQ6IDB99kUCd
Step 2: From the left menu > Theme settings > Open Custom CSS: https://prnt.sc/ypQ7nly2wv27
Step 3: Copy the code below and paste it there

Here is the code for step 3:

.media {
    background: transparent !important;
}

This code is used to make the background transparent.

Here is the result:

Please let me know if it works!

Best,

Daisy

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