:root {
    --primary-color: #e42327; 
    --primary-color-low: rgba(228, 35, 39, 0.5);
    --primary-color-dark: #910d11;

    --secondary-color: #adb5bd; 
    --secondary-color-low: rgba(173, 181, 189, 0.5);
    --secondary-color-dark: #6c757d;

    --tertiary-color: #e9ecef;
    --tertiary-color-low: rgba(233, 236, 239, 0.5);
    --tertiary-color-dark: #ced4da;

    --bg-color: #f0efef;
    --bg-color-low: rgba(248, 249, 250, 0.5);
    --bg-color-dark: #e4e7eb;

    --text-dark: #242729;
    --text-dark-low: #495057b9;
    --text-dark-dark: #101111;

    --text-light: #f8f9fa;
    --text-light-low: rgba(248, 249, 250, 0.7);
    --text-light-dark: #e1e4e6;

    --button-color: #02337c; 
    --button-color-low: rgba(2, 51, 124, 0.5);
    --button-color-dark: #001a4d;

    --card-bg: #ffffff;
    --card-bg-low: #f3f2f2;
    --smoothline-color: var(--bg-color);
}


.aboutSection {
    height: auto;
    padding-bottom: 2rem;
}

.aboutSection .banner {
    border-radius: 10px;
}

.aboutSection .banner img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100;
    object-fit: cover;
}

.aboutSection .aboutGrid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(12, 1fr);
    gap: 70px;
    margin-top: 1rem;
    border-top: 1px solid #c9cacc;
}

.aboutSection .aboutGrid .sideBar {
    grid-column: span 3;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.aboutSection .aboutGrid .contentArea {
    grid-column: span 7;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.aboutSection .aboutGrid .bannerArea {
    grid-column: span 2;
    display: flex;
}



.aboutSection .aboutGrid .sideBar .menuItems {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: start;
    align-items: start;
}

.aboutSection .aboutGrid .sideBar .menuItems .menuItem {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: start;
    padding: 15px 20px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #c9cacc;
    width: 100%;
}

.aboutSection .aboutGrid .sideBar .menuItems .menuItem.active {
    background-color: var(--primary-color);
    color: var(--text-light);
}

.aboutSection .aboutGrid .sideBar .menuItems .menuItem:hover {
    background-color: var(--primary-color-low);
    color: var(--text-light);
}

.aboutSection .aboutGrid .sideBar .menuItems .menuItem.active::after {
    content: '\f00c';
    font-family: 'Font Awesome 5 Free';
    font-weight: 900;
    font-size: 10px;
    color: var(--text-light);
    margin-left: auto;
}

.aboutSection .aboutGrid .sideBar .menuItems .menuItem::after{
    content: '\f054';
    font-family: 'Font Awesome 5 Free';
    font-weight: 900;
    font-size: 10px;
    color: var(--text-dark-low);
    margin-left: auto;
}


.aboutSection .aboutGrid .contentArea {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
}

.aboutSection .aboutGrid .contentArea .aboutContent {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: start;
    align-items: start;
    padding: 20px 0;
    display: none;
}

.aboutSection .aboutGrid .contentArea .aboutContent.active {
    display: flex;
}


.aboutSection .aboutGrid .contentArea .aboutContent .title {
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    background: linear-gradient(to right, #e42327,#ca181b);
    -webkit-background-clip: text;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
    background-clip: text;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #c9cacc;
    width: max-content;
}

.aboutSection .aboutGrid .contentArea .aboutContent p {
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 400;
    color: var(--text-dark-low);
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
}

.aboutSection .aboutGrid .contentArea .aboutContent a {
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--primary-color);
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
}

.aboutSection .aboutGrid .bannerArea {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 1rem;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
}

.aboutSection .aboutGrid .bannerArea .bannerItem {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;

}

.aboutSection .aboutGrid .bannerArea .bannerItem img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    border-radius: 10px;
}

/* Responsive Styles */
@media screen and (max-width: 1200px) {
    .aboutSection .aboutGrid {
        gap: 30px;
    }
}

@media screen and (max-width: 992px) {
    .aboutSection .aboutGrid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 20px;
    }
    
    .aboutSection .aboutGrid .sideBar {
        grid-column: span 12;
        order: 1;
    }
    
    .aboutSection .aboutGrid .contentArea {
        grid-column: span 12;
        order: 3;
    }
    
    .aboutSection .aboutGrid .bannerArea {
        grid-column: span 12;
        display: none;
        order: 2;
        flex-direction: row;
        gap: 15px;
        margin: 1rem 0;
    }
    
    .aboutSection .aboutGrid .bannerArea .bannerItem {
        width: 50%;
    }
    
    .aboutSection .aboutGrid .sideBar .menuItems {
        flex-direction: row;
        flex-wrap: wrap;
        justify-content: center;
        border-bottom: 1px solid #c9cacc;
    }
    
    .aboutSection .aboutGrid .sideBar .menuItems .menuItem {
        width: auto;
        border: none;
        padding: 10px 15px;
        font-size: 0.9rem;
    }
}

@media screen and (max-width: 768px) {

    .aboutSection .aboutGrid .sideBar .menuItems {
        overflow-x: auto;
        justify-content: start;
        padding-bottom: 5px;
        white-space: nowrap;
    }
    
    .aboutSection .aboutGrid .sideBar .menuItems::-webkit-scrollbar {
        height: 4px;
    }
    
    .aboutSection .aboutGrid .sideBar .menuItems::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb {
        background-color: var(--primary-color-low);
        border-radius: 10px;
    }
    
    .aboutSection .aboutGrid .contentArea .aboutContent .title {
        font-size: 1.3rem;
        margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
    }
    
    .aboutSection .aboutGrid .contentArea .aboutContent p {
        font-size: 0.95rem;
        line-height: 1.6;
    }
}

@media screen and (max-width: 576px) {
    
    .aboutSection .banner img {
        border-radius: 0;
        max-height: 150px;
        object-fit: cover;
        object-position: center;
    }
    
    .aboutSection .aboutGrid {
        gap: 15px;
        margin-top: 0.5rem;
    }
    
    .aboutSection .aboutGrid .bannerArea {
        flex-direction: column;
    }
    
    .aboutSection .aboutGrid .bannerArea .bannerItem {
        width: 100%;
    }
    
    .aboutSection .aboutGrid .sideBar .menuItems .menuItem {
        padding: 8px 12px;
        font-size: 0.85rem;
    }
    
    .aboutSection .aboutGrid .sideBar .menuItems .menuItem::after {
        display: none;
    }
    
    .aboutSection .aboutGrid .contentArea .aboutContent {
        padding: 10px 0;
    }
    
    .aboutSection .aboutGrid .contentArea .aboutContent .title {
        font-size: 1.2rem;
        margin-bottom: 0.7rem;
    }
    
    .aboutSection .aboutGrid .contentArea .aboutContent p {
        font-size: 0.9rem;
        margin-bottom: 0.8rem;
    }
}

@media screen and (max-width: 480px) {
    .aboutSection .banner img {
        max-height: 120px;
    }
    
    .aboutSection .container {
        padding: 0 1rem;
    }
    
    .aboutSection .aboutGrid .contentArea .aboutContent .title {
        font-size: 1.1rem;
    }
    
    .aboutSection .aboutGrid .contentArea .aboutContent p {
        font-size: 0.85rem;
    }
}

@media screen and (max-width: 350px) {
    .aboutSection {
        padding-top: 5rem;
    }
    
    .aboutSection .banner img {
        max-height: 100px;
    }
    
    .aboutSection .aboutGrid .contentArea .aboutContent .title {
        font-size: 1rem;
        padding-bottom: 5px;
    }
    
    .aboutSection .aboutGrid .contentArea .aboutContent p {
        font-size: 0.8rem;
    }
}