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CSS background-color Issue

I just have a header div into this div there is a navbar and after that there is some content i just gave that header div a background color but that background doesn't cover the hole screen width i just wanna that background cover the hole screen width but there is white space in the left,top and right and here is the html code :

<!--Start header section-->
<div class="header">
   <div class="container">
    <div class="top-nav">
        <h1>Apptastico</h1>
        <ul>
            <li class="active"><a href="#">Home</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">About</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Work</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>
        </ul>
    </div>
    <div class="content">
        <img src="photos/iPhone.jpg" alt="">
        <div class="web-design">
            <h1>We design iOS apps</h1>
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            <input type="submit" value="Request qoute">
        </div>
    </div>
</div>
</div>
<!--End header section-->

and here is css code 

.header{
    background-color: #4b5a65;
    height: 505px;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding-top: 10px;
}

and that's the result which appear in the browser screen:

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Solution

  • apply 

    body{
  margin:auto;
}

    See snippet below

    .header{
    background-color: #4b5a65;
    height: 505px;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding-top: 10px;
}
body{
  margin:auto;
}
    <!--Start header section-->
<div class="header">
   <div class="container">
    <div class="top-nav">
        <h1>Apptastico</h1>
        <ul>
            <li class="active"><a href="#">Home</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">About</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Work</a></li>
            <li><a href="#">Contact</a></li>
        </ul>
    </div>
    <div class="content">
        <img src="photos/iPhone.jpg" alt="">
        <div class="web-design">
            <h1>We design iOS apps</h1>
            <h4>Ut In Nulla Enim. Phasellus Molestie Magna Non Est Bibendum Non Venenatis ut In Nulla Enim. Phasellus Molestie.</h4>
            <p>Vivamus hendrerit arcu sed erat molestie vehicula. Sed auctor neque eu 
            tellus rhoncus ut eleifend nibh porttitor. Ut in nulla enim.
             Phasellus molestie tempor. Suspendisse dictum feugiat.
             </p>
            <input type="submit" value="Request qoute">
        </div>
    </div>
</div>
</div>
<!--End header section-->