section.contact_form {
    background-image: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(0,0,0,0.8) 0%,black 100%), url(../image/background-texture.jpg) !important;
    background-color: pink;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    min-height: 100vh;
}

.contact_us-container {
    position: absolute;
    max-width: 1080px;
    width: 80%;
    display: inline-block;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: row;
    justify-content: center;
    align-self: center;
    }

.col-1 {
  width: 33%;
  background: var( --main-bg-color );
  color: white;
  padding-left: 40px;
  padding-top: 80px;
  padding-right: 40px;
  margin-left: auto;
}

.col-1 > h1 {
    font-size: 3rem;
    line-height: 1em;
}

.col-1 > h4 {
    font-size: 1.6rem;
    line-height: 1em;
    color: var(--main-txt-color);
    padding-bottom: 20px;
    font-weight: 700;
}


.col-2 {
    width: 67%;
    background: white;
    color: black;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
}

.form-container {
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
    padding-left: 80px;
    margin-bottom: 100px;
}


input[type=text], select {
    height:1em; 
    max-width:32em;
    width: 80%;
    border: none;
    background-color: var(--light-bg);
    resize: none;
    -webkit-border-radius: 4px;
    -moz-border-radius: 4px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    outline: 0;
    font-size: 1em;
    padding: 10px;
}

input[type=text]:focus {
    background-color: transparent;
    border: none;
    box-shadow: 0;
}

input[type=submit], select {
    border: none;
    box-shadow: 0;
}

input[type=submit] {
    border: none;
    box-sizing: unset;
}

input[type=submit i] {
    border: none;
    box-sizing: unset;
    box-shadow: 0;
}

input[type=button], input[type=submit], input[type=reset] {
    border: none;
    text-decoration: none;
    box-shadow: 0;
}

textarea {
    height:10em; 
    max-width:31em;
    width: 80%;
    border: none;
    background-color: var(--light-bg);
    resize: none;
    -webkit-border-radius: 4px;
    -moz-border-radius: 4px;
    border-radius: 4px;
    outline: 0;
    font-size: 1.4em;
    padding: 5px;
}

textarea:focus {
    background-color: transparent;
    border: none;
    box-shadow: 0;
}


.warning {
    color: var(--accent-color);
}

.contact_form-slider {
    margin-top: 40px;
    margin-left: 30%;
    margin-right: auto;
    width: 90px;
    line-height: 2.5em;
    border: none;
}


.contact_form-slider:hover .overlay {
    width: 100px;
    border: none;
}

#contact_form-submit {
    color: var(--second-txt-color);
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 1.5em;
    background-color: transparent;
    border: none;
}

.referral {
    position: absolute;
    left: -10000px;
    top: -10000px;
}

@media only screen and (max-width: 980px) {
    .contact_us-container {
        width: 100%;
    }
    .hr-container {
        padding-left: 40px;
    }
    .col-1 {
        width: 100%;
        display: unset;
        position: relative;
        margin-left: auto;
        margin-right: auto;
        padding-left: 0px;
        padding-top: 20px;
        padding-right: 0px;
        padding-bottom: 20px;
    }
    .col-1 > h1, 
    .col-1 > h4 {
        padding-left: 40px;
    }
    
    hr.divider {
        padding-left: 40px;
    }
    .push_to_bottom {
        padding-left: 40px;
    }
    
    .col-2 {
        width: 100%;
        display: unset;
        position: relative;
    }
    
    .form-container {
        position: relative;
        margin-left: auto;
        margin-right: auto;
        padding-left: 10px;
        margin-bottom: 20px;
    }
}

@media only screen and (max-width: 720px) {
    .contact_us-container{ 
        margin:0;
        padding:0; 
        width: 100%;
        transform: unset;
        flex-direction: column;
        }
    .form-container {
        margin-left: auto;
        margin-right: auto;
        padding-left: 10px;
        margin-bottom: 20px;
    }
    input[type=text], select {
        width: 90%;
    }
    textarea {
        width: 90%;
    }
}