.hero-section {
    position: relative;
    height: 40vh;
    margin-top: 0;
    padding-top: 0;
    z-index: 0;

    /* Base dark color + vertical gradient */
    background:
        linear-gradient(to bottom, #73AE281A 0%, #006F591A 87%, transparent 90%, transparent 100%), #031227;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.hero-section::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 60px;
    /* base height of the strip */
    background: linear-gradient(to right,
            rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85),
            rgba(200, 200, 200, 0.5));

    /* Clip to create the taper */
    /* clip-path: polygon(0% 0%, 100% 80%, 100% 100%, 0% 100%); */

    clip-path: polygon(0% 30%,
            /* left-top of stripe (near bottom) */
            0% 100%,
            /* left-bottom of stripe */
            100% 0.8%,
            /* right-bottom very close to top-right */
            100% 0%
            /* right-top exactly top-right corner */
        );
}

.hero-section h1 {
    color: #fff;
    font-family: "Kufam", sans-serif;
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
    font-size: 28px;
    font-weight: 700;
    max-width: 1300px;
}


.path-section{
    background-color: #1D1F22;
    padding: 20px;
}

.path-section div{
    max-width: 65%;
    padding: 10px var(--gap);
    margin: auto;
}

.path-section p{
    margin-top: 0;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: #7E8989;
}

.path-section p span{
    color: #0069B4;
}

.spacer {
    height: 10vh;
    background-color: #031227;
}

.faq-section {
    padding: 30px 0 2rem;
    background-color: #031227;
}

.faq-intro {
    color: #cfe7f3;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.faq-list {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: .75rem;
}

.faq-item {
    border-radius: 999px;
    overflow: visible;
}

.faq-q {
    width: 100%;
    text-align: inherit;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 1rem;
    background-color: #031227;
    color: #fff;
    border: 1px solid #fff;
    box-shadow: 0 1px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, .06);
    padding: .9rem 1.1rem;
    border-radius: 999px;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-size: 15px;
}

.faq-q:focus {
    outline: 2px solid #1f6e8c;
    outline-offset: 2px;
}

.faq-q-icon {
    transition: transform .2s ease;
}

.faq-q[aria-expanded="true"] .faq-q-icon {
    transform: rotate(45deg);
}

/* plus -> x */

.faq-a {
    /* reveal below as a separate green text block but visually tied to the pill */
    margin-top: 10px;
    width: 100%;
    text-align: inherit;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 1rem;
    background-color: #031227;
    ;
    color: #fff;
    border: 1px solid #fff;
    box-shadow: 0 1px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, .06);
    padding: .9rem 1.1rem;
    border-radius: 999px;
    cursor: pointer;
    font-size: 15px;
}

.faq-a-inner {
    color: #73AE28;
    /* green answer text */
    background: transparent;
    /* no box, just text per your mock */
    border-radius: 16px;
    /* padding: .25rem 1rem .5rem; */
    /* line-height: 1.7; */
}

.faq-a-inner p {
    margin-bottom: 0 !important;
}



/* Empty state */
.faq-empty {
    text-align: center;
    color: #cfe7f3;
    background: #0d2130;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .08);
    border-radius: 16px;
    padding: 1.25rem;
}

/* Optional: tighten on wide screens */
@media (min-width: 768px) {
    .faq-q {
        font-size: 1.05rem;
        padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
    }
}

@media (max-width:576px){
  .hero-section h1 {
    font-size: 24px;
    line-height: 35px;
    text-align: start;
  }
}