:root {
    --efb-blue: #0056b3;
    --efb-red: #e31e24;
    --efb-dark: #0f172a;
    /* Deeper professional navy */
}



.footer-bg {
    background-color: var(--efb-dark);
    position: relative;
    overflow: hidden;



    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

/* Improved "lubta" style background watermark */
.watermark-container {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: -50px;
    right: -20px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    opacity: 0.04;
    pointer-events: none;
    user-select: none;
    z-index: 0;
}

.watermark-text {
    font-size: clamp(7rem, 18vw, 18rem);
    font-weight: 800;
    color: white;
    line-height: 1;
    margin-right: 20px;

    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}

.watermark-logo {
    height: 250px;
    filter: brightness(0) invert(1);


}

.footer-content {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 10;
}

.footer-heading {
    color: white;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 1.1rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.025em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    position: relative;
    padding-bottom: 12px;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.footer-heading::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    width: 40px;
    height: 3px;
    background-color: var(--efb-red);
}

.link-item {
    color: #94a3b8;
    /* slate-400 */
    transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
    font-size: 0.95rem;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
}

.link-item {
    color: #94a3b8;
    transition:
        color .2s ease,
        transform .2s ease;

    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;

    transform: translateZ(0);
}

.link-item:hover {
    color: white;
    transform: translate3d(4px, 0, 0);
}

.social-icon {
    width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;

    border-radius: 8px;

    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .05);

    color: #cbd5e1;

    transition:
        background-color .3s,
        transform .3s,
        box-shadow .3s;



    -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
}

/* Transitions for SVG paths inside icons */
.social-icon svg path {
    transition: fill 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
}

/* Custom Hover Backgrounds for Specific Social Media Brands */

/* X (formerly Twitter) Brand Hover styling */
/* .social-icon-x:hover {
        background-color: #ffffff !important;
        transform: translateY(-4px);
        box-shadow: 0 10px 15px -3px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
    }

    .social-icon-x:hover svg path {
        fill: #000000 !important;
    } */

/* Instagram Sunset Gradient Brand Hover styling */
.social-icon-instagram:hover {
    background: linear-gradient(45deg, #f09433 0%, #e6683c 25%, #dc2743 50%, #cc2366 75%, #bc1888 100%) !important;
    transform: translateY(-4px);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 15px -3px rgba(220, 39, 67, 0.3);
}

.social-icon-instagram:hover svg path {
    fill: #ffffff !important;
}

/* LinkedIn Corporate Blue Brand Hover styling */
.social-icon-linkedin:hover {
    background-color: #0077B5 !important;
    transform: translateY(-4px);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 15px -3px rgba(0, 119, 181, 0.3);
}

.social-icon-linkedin:hover svg path {
    fill: #ffffff !important;
}

/* Google Clean White Brand Hover styling (keeping Multi-Colored paths as is) */
.social-icon-google:hover {
    background-color: #ffffff !important;
    transform: translateY(-4px);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 15px -3px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
}

/* Specific X logo adjustment if needed */
.fa-x-twitter {
    font-size: 1.1rem;
}

@media (hover: none) {

    .social-icon:hover,
    .link-item:hover {
        transform: none;
        box-shadow: none;
    }

}

.footer-phone-numbers {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px 24px;
    margin-top: 20px;
}

.footer-phone {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;

    color: #94a3b8;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    line-height: 1.4;
    white-space: nowrap;

    text-decoration: none;

    transition:
        color 0.2s ease,
        transform 0.2s ease;
}

.footer-phone:hover {
    color: #fff;
    transform: translateY(-1px);
}

.footer-phone-icon {
    font-size: 18px;
    line-height: 1;
    flex-shrink: 0;
}