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I am trying to build multiple borders which are getting faded around the user image. I am writing the CSS like this, but this won't help:



width: 90px;
border-radius: 50%;
box-shadow:
inset 0 0 0 4px #eee,
inset 0 0 0 8px #ddd,
inset 0 0 0 12px #ccc,
inset 0 0 0 16px #bbb,
inset 0 0 0 20px #aaa,
inset 0 0 0 20px #999,
inset 0 0 0 20px #888;


Enter image description here



But it doesn't give the output as expected. How do I achieve this?










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    Possible duplicate of How can I get multiple borders with rounded corners? CSS

    – Luciano
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I am trying to build multiple borders which are getting faded around the user image. I am writing the CSS like this, but this won't help:



width: 90px;
border-radius: 50%;
box-shadow:
inset 0 0 0 4px #eee,
inset 0 0 0 8px #ddd,
inset 0 0 0 12px #ccc,
inset 0 0 0 16px #bbb,
inset 0 0 0 20px #aaa,
inset 0 0 0 20px #999,
inset 0 0 0 20px #888;


Enter image description here



But it doesn't give the output as expected. How do I achieve this?










share|improve this question




















  • 1





    Possible duplicate of How can I get multiple borders with rounded corners? CSS

    – Luciano
    11 hours ago














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I am trying to build multiple borders which are getting faded around the user image. I am writing the CSS like this, but this won't help:



width: 90px;
border-radius: 50%;
box-shadow:
inset 0 0 0 4px #eee,
inset 0 0 0 8px #ddd,
inset 0 0 0 12px #ccc,
inset 0 0 0 16px #bbb,
inset 0 0 0 20px #aaa,
inset 0 0 0 20px #999,
inset 0 0 0 20px #888;


Enter image description here



But it doesn't give the output as expected. How do I achieve this?










share|improve this question
















I am trying to build multiple borders which are getting faded around the user image. I am writing the CSS like this, but this won't help:



width: 90px;
border-radius: 50%;
box-shadow:
inset 0 0 0 4px #eee,
inset 0 0 0 8px #ddd,
inset 0 0 0 12px #ccc,
inset 0 0 0 16px #bbb,
inset 0 0 0 20px #aaa,
inset 0 0 0 20px #999,
inset 0 0 0 20px #888;


Enter image description here



But it doesn't give the output as expected. How do I achieve this?







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  • 1





    Possible duplicate of How can I get multiple borders with rounded corners? CSS

    – Luciano
    11 hours ago














  • 1





    Possible duplicate of How can I get multiple borders with rounded corners? CSS

    – Luciano
    11 hours ago








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Possible duplicate of How can I get multiple borders with rounded corners? CSS

– Luciano
11 hours ago





Possible duplicate of How can I get multiple borders with rounded corners? CSS

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Use box-shadow with border-radius:



box-shadow:
0 0 0 10px #817dd1,
0 0 0 20px #5c58aa,
0 0 0 30px #3d3a84,
0 0 0 40px #211f56;





img {
margin: 40px;
width: 90px;
border-radius: 50%;
box-shadow:
0 0 0 10px #817dd1,
0 0 0 20px #5c58aa,
0 0 0 30px #3d3a84,
0 0 0 40px #211f56;
}
div {
background: #100f35;
width: 170px;
}

<div>
<img src="https://www.w3schools.com/howto/img_avatar.png" alt="Avatar">
</div>





If you want without a div, check here.






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    You can consider radial-gradient and multiple backgrounds.



    I have used CSS variables to be able to easily control the shape (the image, the radius, the border length, etc.):






    .avatar {
    --r: 50px; /* The inner radius */
    --d: 10px; /* The length of borders */
    width: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
    height: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
    background:
    radial-gradient(
    transparent var(--r),
    #eee calc(var(--r) + 0*var(--d) + 1px), #eee calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d)),
    #ddd calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d) + 1px), #ddd calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d)),
    #ccc calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d) + 1px), #ccc calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d)),
    #bbb calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d) + 1px), #bbb calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d)),
    transparent calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px)),
    var(--im) center/cover content-box; /* content-box for the image to avoid edge issues */

    border-radius: 50%;
    padding: 2px; /* This padding is used with the content-box for the edge issue*/
    box-sizing: border-box;
    display: inline-block;
    }

    body {
    background: pink;
    }

    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1074/800/800)"></div>

    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1069/800/800);--r:20px;"></div>

    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/237/800/800);--r:60px;--d:18px;"></div>





    You can also adjust the size of the image to cover only the transparent part:






    .avatar {
    --r: 50px; /* The inner radius */
    --d: 10px; /* The length of borders */
    width: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
    height: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
    background:
    radial-gradient(
    transparent var(--r),
    #eee calc(var(--r) + 0*var(--d) + 1px), #eee calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d)),
    #ddd calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d) + 1px), #ddd calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d)),
    #ccc calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d) + 1px), #ccc calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d)),
    #bbb calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d) + 1px), #bbb calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d)),
    transparent calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px)),
    var(--im) center/calc(2*var(--r) + 2px) calc(2*var(--r) + 2px) no-repeat;

    border-radius: 50%;
    display: inline-block;
    }

    body {
    background: pink;
    }

    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1074/800/800)"></div>

    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1069/800/800);--r:20px;"></div>

    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/237/800/800);--r:60px;--d:18px;"></div>







    In case you will always have the same color that will fade, here is an idea using hsl() coloration where it will be easy to adjust the color without manually changing each one:






    .avatar {
    --r: 50px; /* The inner radius */
    --d: 10px; /* The length of borders */
    --c: 230,80%; /* The base color*/
    width: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
    height: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
    background:
    radial-gradient(
    transparent var(--r),
    hsl(var(--c), 20%) calc(var(--r) + 0*var(--d) + 1px), hsl(var(--c), 20%) calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d)),
    hsl(var(--c), 40%) calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d) + 1px), hsl(var(--c), 40%) calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d)),
    hsl(var(--c), 60%) calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d) + 1px), hsl(var(--c), 60%) calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d)),
    hsl(var(--c), 80%) calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d) + 1px), hsl(var(--c), 80%) calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d)),
    transparent calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px)),
    var(--im) center/calc(2*var(--r) + 2px) calc(2*var(--r) + 2px) no-repeat;

    border-radius: 50%;
    display: inline-block;
    }

    body {
    background: pink;
    }

    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1074/800/800)"></div>

    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1069/800/800);--r:20px;--c: 20,50%;"></div>

    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/237/800/800);--r:60px;--d:18px;--c: 130,80%;"></div>





    I am using +1px/+2px to avoid bad effect due to aliasing






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      The inset box shadow (the one you were trying to use in your example) will not draw on top of image. You can position an element on top of the image that contains the inset box shadow, or better, a radial gradient background image:






      .picture {
      display: inline-block;
      position: relative;
      }

      .picture img {
      vertical-align: bottom;
      }

      .picture::after {
      content: "";
      position: absolute;
      left: 0;
      right: 0;
      top: 0;
      bottom: 0;
      background-image: radial-gradient(circle closest-side,
      transparent 49%,
      #999 50%, #999 59%,
      #aaa 60%, #aaa 69%,
      #bbb 70%, #bbb 79%,
      #ccc 80%, #ccc 89%,
      #ddd 90%, #ddd 99%,
      #eee 100%
      );
      }

      <div class="picture">
      <img src="https://picsum.photos/id/237/256/256">
      </div>








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        Use box-shadow with border-radius:



        box-shadow:
        0 0 0 10px #817dd1,
        0 0 0 20px #5c58aa,
        0 0 0 30px #3d3a84,
        0 0 0 40px #211f56;





        img {
        margin: 40px;
        width: 90px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        box-shadow:
        0 0 0 10px #817dd1,
        0 0 0 20px #5c58aa,
        0 0 0 30px #3d3a84,
        0 0 0 40px #211f56;
        }
        div {
        background: #100f35;
        width: 170px;
        }

        <div>
        <img src="https://www.w3schools.com/howto/img_avatar.png" alt="Avatar">
        </div>





        If you want without a div, check here.






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          35














          Use box-shadow with border-radius:



          box-shadow:
          0 0 0 10px #817dd1,
          0 0 0 20px #5c58aa,
          0 0 0 30px #3d3a84,
          0 0 0 40px #211f56;





          img {
          margin: 40px;
          width: 90px;
          border-radius: 50%;
          box-shadow:
          0 0 0 10px #817dd1,
          0 0 0 20px #5c58aa,
          0 0 0 30px #3d3a84,
          0 0 0 40px #211f56;
          }
          div {
          background: #100f35;
          width: 170px;
          }

          <div>
          <img src="https://www.w3schools.com/howto/img_avatar.png" alt="Avatar">
          </div>





          If you want without a div, check here.






          share|improve this answer




























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            35







            Use box-shadow with border-radius:



            box-shadow:
            0 0 0 10px #817dd1,
            0 0 0 20px #5c58aa,
            0 0 0 30px #3d3a84,
            0 0 0 40px #211f56;





            img {
            margin: 40px;
            width: 90px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            box-shadow:
            0 0 0 10px #817dd1,
            0 0 0 20px #5c58aa,
            0 0 0 30px #3d3a84,
            0 0 0 40px #211f56;
            }
            div {
            background: #100f35;
            width: 170px;
            }

            <div>
            <img src="https://www.w3schools.com/howto/img_avatar.png" alt="Avatar">
            </div>





            If you want without a div, check here.






            share|improve this answer















            Use box-shadow with border-radius:



            box-shadow:
            0 0 0 10px #817dd1,
            0 0 0 20px #5c58aa,
            0 0 0 30px #3d3a84,
            0 0 0 40px #211f56;





            img {
            margin: 40px;
            width: 90px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            box-shadow:
            0 0 0 10px #817dd1,
            0 0 0 20px #5c58aa,
            0 0 0 30px #3d3a84,
            0 0 0 40px #211f56;
            }
            div {
            background: #100f35;
            width: 170px;
            }

            <div>
            <img src="https://www.w3schools.com/howto/img_avatar.png" alt="Avatar">
            </div>





            If you want without a div, check here.






            img {
            margin: 40px;
            width: 90px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            box-shadow:
            0 0 0 10px #817dd1,
            0 0 0 20px #5c58aa,
            0 0 0 30px #3d3a84,
            0 0 0 40px #211f56;
            }
            div {
            background: #100f35;
            width: 170px;
            }

            <div>
            <img src="https://www.w3schools.com/howto/img_avatar.png" alt="Avatar">
            </div>





            img {
            margin: 40px;
            width: 90px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            box-shadow:
            0 0 0 10px #817dd1,
            0 0 0 20px #5c58aa,
            0 0 0 30px #3d3a84,
            0 0 0 40px #211f56;
            }
            div {
            background: #100f35;
            width: 170px;
            }

            <div>
            <img src="https://www.w3schools.com/howto/img_avatar.png" alt="Avatar">
            </div>






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                You can consider radial-gradient and multiple backgrounds.



                I have used CSS variables to be able to easily control the shape (the image, the radius, the border length, etc.):






                .avatar {
                --r: 50px; /* The inner radius */
                --d: 10px; /* The length of borders */
                width: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                height: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                background:
                radial-gradient(
                transparent var(--r),
                #eee calc(var(--r) + 0*var(--d) + 1px), #eee calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d)),
                #ddd calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d) + 1px), #ddd calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d)),
                #ccc calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d) + 1px), #ccc calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d)),
                #bbb calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d) + 1px), #bbb calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d)),
                transparent calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px)),
                var(--im) center/cover content-box; /* content-box for the image to avoid edge issues */

                border-radius: 50%;
                padding: 2px; /* This padding is used with the content-box for the edge issue*/
                box-sizing: border-box;
                display: inline-block;
                }

                body {
                background: pink;
                }

                <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1074/800/800)"></div>

                <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1069/800/800);--r:20px;"></div>

                <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/237/800/800);--r:60px;--d:18px;"></div>





                You can also adjust the size of the image to cover only the transparent part:






                .avatar {
                --r: 50px; /* The inner radius */
                --d: 10px; /* The length of borders */
                width: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                height: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                background:
                radial-gradient(
                transparent var(--r),
                #eee calc(var(--r) + 0*var(--d) + 1px), #eee calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d)),
                #ddd calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d) + 1px), #ddd calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d)),
                #ccc calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d) + 1px), #ccc calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d)),
                #bbb calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d) + 1px), #bbb calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d)),
                transparent calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px)),
                var(--im) center/calc(2*var(--r) + 2px) calc(2*var(--r) + 2px) no-repeat;

                border-radius: 50%;
                display: inline-block;
                }

                body {
                background: pink;
                }

                <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1074/800/800)"></div>

                <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1069/800/800);--r:20px;"></div>

                <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/237/800/800);--r:60px;--d:18px;"></div>







                In case you will always have the same color that will fade, here is an idea using hsl() coloration where it will be easy to adjust the color without manually changing each one:






                .avatar {
                --r: 50px; /* The inner radius */
                --d: 10px; /* The length of borders */
                --c: 230,80%; /* The base color*/
                width: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                height: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                background:
                radial-gradient(
                transparent var(--r),
                hsl(var(--c), 20%) calc(var(--r) + 0*var(--d) + 1px), hsl(var(--c), 20%) calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d)),
                hsl(var(--c), 40%) calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d) + 1px), hsl(var(--c), 40%) calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d)),
                hsl(var(--c), 60%) calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d) + 1px), hsl(var(--c), 60%) calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d)),
                hsl(var(--c), 80%) calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d) + 1px), hsl(var(--c), 80%) calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d)),
                transparent calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px)),
                var(--im) center/calc(2*var(--r) + 2px) calc(2*var(--r) + 2px) no-repeat;

                border-radius: 50%;
                display: inline-block;
                }

                body {
                background: pink;
                }

                <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1074/800/800)"></div>

                <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1069/800/800);--r:20px;--c: 20,50%;"></div>

                <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/237/800/800);--r:60px;--d:18px;--c: 130,80%;"></div>





                I am using +1px/+2px to avoid bad effect due to aliasing






                share|improve this answer






























                  8














                  You can consider radial-gradient and multiple backgrounds.



                  I have used CSS variables to be able to easily control the shape (the image, the radius, the border length, etc.):






                  .avatar {
                  --r: 50px; /* The inner radius */
                  --d: 10px; /* The length of borders */
                  width: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                  height: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                  background:
                  radial-gradient(
                  transparent var(--r),
                  #eee calc(var(--r) + 0*var(--d) + 1px), #eee calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d)),
                  #ddd calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d) + 1px), #ddd calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d)),
                  #ccc calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d) + 1px), #ccc calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d)),
                  #bbb calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d) + 1px), #bbb calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d)),
                  transparent calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px)),
                  var(--im) center/cover content-box; /* content-box for the image to avoid edge issues */

                  border-radius: 50%;
                  padding: 2px; /* This padding is used with the content-box for the edge issue*/
                  box-sizing: border-box;
                  display: inline-block;
                  }

                  body {
                  background: pink;
                  }

                  <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1074/800/800)"></div>

                  <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1069/800/800);--r:20px;"></div>

                  <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/237/800/800);--r:60px;--d:18px;"></div>





                  You can also adjust the size of the image to cover only the transparent part:






                  .avatar {
                  --r: 50px; /* The inner radius */
                  --d: 10px; /* The length of borders */
                  width: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                  height: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                  background:
                  radial-gradient(
                  transparent var(--r),
                  #eee calc(var(--r) + 0*var(--d) + 1px), #eee calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d)),
                  #ddd calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d) + 1px), #ddd calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d)),
                  #ccc calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d) + 1px), #ccc calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d)),
                  #bbb calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d) + 1px), #bbb calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d)),
                  transparent calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px)),
                  var(--im) center/calc(2*var(--r) + 2px) calc(2*var(--r) + 2px) no-repeat;

                  border-radius: 50%;
                  display: inline-block;
                  }

                  body {
                  background: pink;
                  }

                  <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1074/800/800)"></div>

                  <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1069/800/800);--r:20px;"></div>

                  <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/237/800/800);--r:60px;--d:18px;"></div>







                  In case you will always have the same color that will fade, here is an idea using hsl() coloration where it will be easy to adjust the color without manually changing each one:






                  .avatar {
                  --r: 50px; /* The inner radius */
                  --d: 10px; /* The length of borders */
                  --c: 230,80%; /* The base color*/
                  width: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                  height: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                  background:
                  radial-gradient(
                  transparent var(--r),
                  hsl(var(--c), 20%) calc(var(--r) + 0*var(--d) + 1px), hsl(var(--c), 20%) calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d)),
                  hsl(var(--c), 40%) calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d) + 1px), hsl(var(--c), 40%) calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d)),
                  hsl(var(--c), 60%) calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d) + 1px), hsl(var(--c), 60%) calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d)),
                  hsl(var(--c), 80%) calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d) + 1px), hsl(var(--c), 80%) calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d)),
                  transparent calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px)),
                  var(--im) center/calc(2*var(--r) + 2px) calc(2*var(--r) + 2px) no-repeat;

                  border-radius: 50%;
                  display: inline-block;
                  }

                  body {
                  background: pink;
                  }

                  <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1074/800/800)"></div>

                  <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1069/800/800);--r:20px;--c: 20,50%;"></div>

                  <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/237/800/800);--r:60px;--d:18px;--c: 130,80%;"></div>





                  I am using +1px/+2px to avoid bad effect due to aliasing






                  share|improve this answer




























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                    You can consider radial-gradient and multiple backgrounds.



                    I have used CSS variables to be able to easily control the shape (the image, the radius, the border length, etc.):






                    .avatar {
                    --r: 50px; /* The inner radius */
                    --d: 10px; /* The length of borders */
                    width: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                    height: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                    background:
                    radial-gradient(
                    transparent var(--r),
                    #eee calc(var(--r) + 0*var(--d) + 1px), #eee calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d)),
                    #ddd calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d) + 1px), #ddd calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d)),
                    #ccc calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d) + 1px), #ccc calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d)),
                    #bbb calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d) + 1px), #bbb calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d)),
                    transparent calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px)),
                    var(--im) center/cover content-box; /* content-box for the image to avoid edge issues */

                    border-radius: 50%;
                    padding: 2px; /* This padding is used with the content-box for the edge issue*/
                    box-sizing: border-box;
                    display: inline-block;
                    }

                    body {
                    background: pink;
                    }

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1074/800/800)"></div>

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1069/800/800);--r:20px;"></div>

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/237/800/800);--r:60px;--d:18px;"></div>





                    You can also adjust the size of the image to cover only the transparent part:






                    .avatar {
                    --r: 50px; /* The inner radius */
                    --d: 10px; /* The length of borders */
                    width: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                    height: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                    background:
                    radial-gradient(
                    transparent var(--r),
                    #eee calc(var(--r) + 0*var(--d) + 1px), #eee calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d)),
                    #ddd calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d) + 1px), #ddd calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d)),
                    #ccc calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d) + 1px), #ccc calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d)),
                    #bbb calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d) + 1px), #bbb calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d)),
                    transparent calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px)),
                    var(--im) center/calc(2*var(--r) + 2px) calc(2*var(--r) + 2px) no-repeat;

                    border-radius: 50%;
                    display: inline-block;
                    }

                    body {
                    background: pink;
                    }

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1074/800/800)"></div>

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1069/800/800);--r:20px;"></div>

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/237/800/800);--r:60px;--d:18px;"></div>







                    In case you will always have the same color that will fade, here is an idea using hsl() coloration where it will be easy to adjust the color without manually changing each one:






                    .avatar {
                    --r: 50px; /* The inner radius */
                    --d: 10px; /* The length of borders */
                    --c: 230,80%; /* The base color*/
                    width: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                    height: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                    background:
                    radial-gradient(
                    transparent var(--r),
                    hsl(var(--c), 20%) calc(var(--r) + 0*var(--d) + 1px), hsl(var(--c), 20%) calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d)),
                    hsl(var(--c), 40%) calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d) + 1px), hsl(var(--c), 40%) calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d)),
                    hsl(var(--c), 60%) calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d) + 1px), hsl(var(--c), 60%) calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d)),
                    hsl(var(--c), 80%) calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d) + 1px), hsl(var(--c), 80%) calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d)),
                    transparent calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px)),
                    var(--im) center/calc(2*var(--r) + 2px) calc(2*var(--r) + 2px) no-repeat;

                    border-radius: 50%;
                    display: inline-block;
                    }

                    body {
                    background: pink;
                    }

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1074/800/800)"></div>

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1069/800/800);--r:20px;--c: 20,50%;"></div>

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/237/800/800);--r:60px;--d:18px;--c: 130,80%;"></div>





                    I am using +1px/+2px to avoid bad effect due to aliasing






                    share|improve this answer















                    You can consider radial-gradient and multiple backgrounds.



                    I have used CSS variables to be able to easily control the shape (the image, the radius, the border length, etc.):






                    .avatar {
                    --r: 50px; /* The inner radius */
                    --d: 10px; /* The length of borders */
                    width: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                    height: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                    background:
                    radial-gradient(
                    transparent var(--r),
                    #eee calc(var(--r) + 0*var(--d) + 1px), #eee calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d)),
                    #ddd calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d) + 1px), #ddd calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d)),
                    #ccc calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d) + 1px), #ccc calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d)),
                    #bbb calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d) + 1px), #bbb calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d)),
                    transparent calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px)),
                    var(--im) center/cover content-box; /* content-box for the image to avoid edge issues */

                    border-radius: 50%;
                    padding: 2px; /* This padding is used with the content-box for the edge issue*/
                    box-sizing: border-box;
                    display: inline-block;
                    }

                    body {
                    background: pink;
                    }

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1074/800/800)"></div>

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1069/800/800);--r:20px;"></div>

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/237/800/800);--r:60px;--d:18px;"></div>





                    You can also adjust the size of the image to cover only the transparent part:






                    .avatar {
                    --r: 50px; /* The inner radius */
                    --d: 10px; /* The length of borders */
                    width: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                    height: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                    background:
                    radial-gradient(
                    transparent var(--r),
                    #eee calc(var(--r) + 0*var(--d) + 1px), #eee calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d)),
                    #ddd calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d) + 1px), #ddd calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d)),
                    #ccc calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d) + 1px), #ccc calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d)),
                    #bbb calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d) + 1px), #bbb calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d)),
                    transparent calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px)),
                    var(--im) center/calc(2*var(--r) + 2px) calc(2*var(--r) + 2px) no-repeat;

                    border-radius: 50%;
                    display: inline-block;
                    }

                    body {
                    background: pink;
                    }

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1074/800/800)"></div>

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1069/800/800);--r:20px;"></div>

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/237/800/800);--r:60px;--d:18px;"></div>







                    In case you will always have the same color that will fade, here is an idea using hsl() coloration where it will be easy to adjust the color without manually changing each one:






                    .avatar {
                    --r: 50px; /* The inner radius */
                    --d: 10px; /* The length of borders */
                    --c: 230,80%; /* The base color*/
                    width: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                    height: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                    background:
                    radial-gradient(
                    transparent var(--r),
                    hsl(var(--c), 20%) calc(var(--r) + 0*var(--d) + 1px), hsl(var(--c), 20%) calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d)),
                    hsl(var(--c), 40%) calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d) + 1px), hsl(var(--c), 40%) calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d)),
                    hsl(var(--c), 60%) calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d) + 1px), hsl(var(--c), 60%) calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d)),
                    hsl(var(--c), 80%) calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d) + 1px), hsl(var(--c), 80%) calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d)),
                    transparent calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px)),
                    var(--im) center/calc(2*var(--r) + 2px) calc(2*var(--r) + 2px) no-repeat;

                    border-radius: 50%;
                    display: inline-block;
                    }

                    body {
                    background: pink;
                    }

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1074/800/800)"></div>

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1069/800/800);--r:20px;--c: 20,50%;"></div>

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/237/800/800);--r:60px;--d:18px;--c: 130,80%;"></div>





                    I am using +1px/+2px to avoid bad effect due to aliasing






                    .avatar {
                    --r: 50px; /* The inner radius */
                    --d: 10px; /* The length of borders */
                    width: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                    height: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                    background:
                    radial-gradient(
                    transparent var(--r),
                    #eee calc(var(--r) + 0*var(--d) + 1px), #eee calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d)),
                    #ddd calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d) + 1px), #ddd calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d)),
                    #ccc calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d) + 1px), #ccc calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d)),
                    #bbb calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d) + 1px), #bbb calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d)),
                    transparent calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px)),
                    var(--im) center/cover content-box; /* content-box for the image to avoid edge issues */

                    border-radius: 50%;
                    padding: 2px; /* This padding is used with the content-box for the edge issue*/
                    box-sizing: border-box;
                    display: inline-block;
                    }

                    body {
                    background: pink;
                    }

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1074/800/800)"></div>

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1069/800/800);--r:20px;"></div>

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/237/800/800);--r:60px;--d:18px;"></div>





                    .avatar {
                    --r: 50px; /* The inner radius */
                    --d: 10px; /* The length of borders */
                    width: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                    height: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                    background:
                    radial-gradient(
                    transparent var(--r),
                    #eee calc(var(--r) + 0*var(--d) + 1px), #eee calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d)),
                    #ddd calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d) + 1px), #ddd calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d)),
                    #ccc calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d) + 1px), #ccc calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d)),
                    #bbb calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d) + 1px), #bbb calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d)),
                    transparent calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px)),
                    var(--im) center/cover content-box; /* content-box for the image to avoid edge issues */

                    border-radius: 50%;
                    padding: 2px; /* This padding is used with the content-box for the edge issue*/
                    box-sizing: border-box;
                    display: inline-block;
                    }

                    body {
                    background: pink;
                    }

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1074/800/800)"></div>

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1069/800/800);--r:20px;"></div>

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/237/800/800);--r:60px;--d:18px;"></div>





                    .avatar {
                    --r: 50px; /* The inner radius */
                    --d: 10px; /* The length of borders */
                    width: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                    height: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                    background:
                    radial-gradient(
                    transparent var(--r),
                    #eee calc(var(--r) + 0*var(--d) + 1px), #eee calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d)),
                    #ddd calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d) + 1px), #ddd calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d)),
                    #ccc calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d) + 1px), #ccc calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d)),
                    #bbb calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d) + 1px), #bbb calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d)),
                    transparent calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px)),
                    var(--im) center/calc(2*var(--r) + 2px) calc(2*var(--r) + 2px) no-repeat;

                    border-radius: 50%;
                    display: inline-block;
                    }

                    body {
                    background: pink;
                    }

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1074/800/800)"></div>

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1069/800/800);--r:20px;"></div>

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/237/800/800);--r:60px;--d:18px;"></div>





                    .avatar {
                    --r: 50px; /* The inner radius */
                    --d: 10px; /* The length of borders */
                    width: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                    height: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                    background:
                    radial-gradient(
                    transparent var(--r),
                    #eee calc(var(--r) + 0*var(--d) + 1px), #eee calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d)),
                    #ddd calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d) + 1px), #ddd calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d)),
                    #ccc calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d) + 1px), #ccc calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d)),
                    #bbb calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d) + 1px), #bbb calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d)),
                    transparent calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px)),
                    var(--im) center/calc(2*var(--r) + 2px) calc(2*var(--r) + 2px) no-repeat;

                    border-radius: 50%;
                    display: inline-block;
                    }

                    body {
                    background: pink;
                    }

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1074/800/800)"></div>

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1069/800/800);--r:20px;"></div>

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/237/800/800);--r:60px;--d:18px;"></div>





                    .avatar {
                    --r: 50px; /* The inner radius */
                    --d: 10px; /* The length of borders */
                    --c: 230,80%; /* The base color*/
                    width: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                    height: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                    background:
                    radial-gradient(
                    transparent var(--r),
                    hsl(var(--c), 20%) calc(var(--r) + 0*var(--d) + 1px), hsl(var(--c), 20%) calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d)),
                    hsl(var(--c), 40%) calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d) + 1px), hsl(var(--c), 40%) calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d)),
                    hsl(var(--c), 60%) calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d) + 1px), hsl(var(--c), 60%) calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d)),
                    hsl(var(--c), 80%) calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d) + 1px), hsl(var(--c), 80%) calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d)),
                    transparent calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px)),
                    var(--im) center/calc(2*var(--r) + 2px) calc(2*var(--r) + 2px) no-repeat;

                    border-radius: 50%;
                    display: inline-block;
                    }

                    body {
                    background: pink;
                    }

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1074/800/800)"></div>

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1069/800/800);--r:20px;--c: 20,50%;"></div>

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/237/800/800);--r:60px;--d:18px;--c: 130,80%;"></div>





                    .avatar {
                    --r: 50px; /* The inner radius */
                    --d: 10px; /* The length of borders */
                    --c: 230,80%; /* The base color*/
                    width: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                    height: calc(2*(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px));
                    background:
                    radial-gradient(
                    transparent var(--r),
                    hsl(var(--c), 20%) calc(var(--r) + 0*var(--d) + 1px), hsl(var(--c), 20%) calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d)),
                    hsl(var(--c), 40%) calc(var(--r) + 1*var(--d) + 1px), hsl(var(--c), 40%) calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d)),
                    hsl(var(--c), 60%) calc(var(--r) + 2*var(--d) + 1px), hsl(var(--c), 60%) calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d)),
                    hsl(var(--c), 80%) calc(var(--r) + 3*var(--d) + 1px), hsl(var(--c), 80%) calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d)),
                    transparent calc(var(--r) + 4*var(--d) + 1px)),
                    var(--im) center/calc(2*var(--r) + 2px) calc(2*var(--r) + 2px) no-repeat;

                    border-radius: 50%;
                    display: inline-block;
                    }

                    body {
                    background: pink;
                    }

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1074/800/800)"></div>

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/1069/800/800);--r:20px;--c: 20,50%;"></div>

                    <div class="avatar" style="--im:url(https://picsum.photos/id/237/800/800);--r:60px;--d:18px;--c: 130,80%;"></div>






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                        The inset box shadow (the one you were trying to use in your example) will not draw on top of image. You can position an element on top of the image that contains the inset box shadow, or better, a radial gradient background image:






                        .picture {
                        display: inline-block;
                        position: relative;
                        }

                        .picture img {
                        vertical-align: bottom;
                        }

                        .picture::after {
                        content: "";
                        position: absolute;
                        left: 0;
                        right: 0;
                        top: 0;
                        bottom: 0;
                        background-image: radial-gradient(circle closest-side,
                        transparent 49%,
                        #999 50%, #999 59%,
                        #aaa 60%, #aaa 69%,
                        #bbb 70%, #bbb 79%,
                        #ccc 80%, #ccc 89%,
                        #ddd 90%, #ddd 99%,
                        #eee 100%
                        );
                        }

                        <div class="picture">
                        <img src="https://picsum.photos/id/237/256/256">
                        </div>








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                          The inset box shadow (the one you were trying to use in your example) will not draw on top of image. You can position an element on top of the image that contains the inset box shadow, or better, a radial gradient background image:






                          .picture {
                          display: inline-block;
                          position: relative;
                          }

                          .picture img {
                          vertical-align: bottom;
                          }

                          .picture::after {
                          content: "";
                          position: absolute;
                          left: 0;
                          right: 0;
                          top: 0;
                          bottom: 0;
                          background-image: radial-gradient(circle closest-side,
                          transparent 49%,
                          #999 50%, #999 59%,
                          #aaa 60%, #aaa 69%,
                          #bbb 70%, #bbb 79%,
                          #ccc 80%, #ccc 89%,
                          #ddd 90%, #ddd 99%,
                          #eee 100%
                          );
                          }

                          <div class="picture">
                          <img src="https://picsum.photos/id/237/256/256">
                          </div>








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                            3







                            The inset box shadow (the one you were trying to use in your example) will not draw on top of image. You can position an element on top of the image that contains the inset box shadow, or better, a radial gradient background image:






                            .picture {
                            display: inline-block;
                            position: relative;
                            }

                            .picture img {
                            vertical-align: bottom;
                            }

                            .picture::after {
                            content: "";
                            position: absolute;
                            left: 0;
                            right: 0;
                            top: 0;
                            bottom: 0;
                            background-image: radial-gradient(circle closest-side,
                            transparent 49%,
                            #999 50%, #999 59%,
                            #aaa 60%, #aaa 69%,
                            #bbb 70%, #bbb 79%,
                            #ccc 80%, #ccc 89%,
                            #ddd 90%, #ddd 99%,
                            #eee 100%
                            );
                            }

                            <div class="picture">
                            <img src="https://picsum.photos/id/237/256/256">
                            </div>








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                            The inset box shadow (the one you were trying to use in your example) will not draw on top of image. You can position an element on top of the image that contains the inset box shadow, or better, a radial gradient background image:






                            .picture {
                            display: inline-block;
                            position: relative;
                            }

                            .picture img {
                            vertical-align: bottom;
                            }

                            .picture::after {
                            content: "";
                            position: absolute;
                            left: 0;
                            right: 0;
                            top: 0;
                            bottom: 0;
                            background-image: radial-gradient(circle closest-side,
                            transparent 49%,
                            #999 50%, #999 59%,
                            #aaa 60%, #aaa 69%,
                            #bbb 70%, #bbb 79%,
                            #ccc 80%, #ccc 89%,
                            #ddd 90%, #ddd 99%,
                            #eee 100%
                            );
                            }

                            <div class="picture">
                            <img src="https://picsum.photos/id/237/256/256">
                            </div>








                            .picture {
                            display: inline-block;
                            position: relative;
                            }

                            .picture img {
                            vertical-align: bottom;
                            }

                            .picture::after {
                            content: "";
                            position: absolute;
                            left: 0;
                            right: 0;
                            top: 0;
                            bottom: 0;
                            background-image: radial-gradient(circle closest-side,
                            transparent 49%,
                            #999 50%, #999 59%,
                            #aaa 60%, #aaa 69%,
                            #bbb 70%, #bbb 79%,
                            #ccc 80%, #ccc 89%,
                            #ddd 90%, #ddd 99%,
                            #eee 100%
                            );
                            }

                            <div class="picture">
                            <img src="https://picsum.photos/id/237/256/256">
                            </div>





                            .picture {
                            display: inline-block;
                            position: relative;
                            }

                            .picture img {
                            vertical-align: bottom;
                            }

                            .picture::after {
                            content: "";
                            position: absolute;
                            left: 0;
                            right: 0;
                            top: 0;
                            bottom: 0;
                            background-image: radial-gradient(circle closest-side,
                            transparent 49%,
                            #999 50%, #999 59%,
                            #aaa 60%, #aaa 69%,
                            #bbb 70%, #bbb 79%,
                            #ccc 80%, #ccc 89%,
                            #ddd 90%, #ddd 99%,
                            #eee 100%
                            );
                            }

                            <div class="picture">
                            <img src="https://picsum.photos/id/237/256/256">
                            </div>






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