.how-it-works-section {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 30;
    padding: 130px 0 100px;
    background: #212529;
    color: #ffffff;
    overflow: visible;
}

.how-it-works-wrapper {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
}

.section-eyebrow span {
    width: 30px;
    height: 2px;

    background: #0056da;

    display: inline-block;
}

.step-col {
    position: relative;
    padding: 1.5rem 1rem;
    transition:
        background-color 0.3s ease,
        padding-left 0.3s ease;
}


.step-col:hover {
    background: #3b3b3b;
    padding-left: 10px;
}

@media (min-width: 992px) {
    .step-col:not(:last-child)::after {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        right: 0;
        top: 15%;
        height: 70%;
        width: 1px;
        background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
    }
}

.step-number {
    font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 3.5vw, 3.75rem);
    font-weight: 800;
    color: #ffffff;
    line-height: 1;
    margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
    letter-spacing: -0.04em;
}

.step-title {
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #ffffff;
    margin-bottom: 0.35rem;
}

.step-desc {
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    color: #94a3b8;
    line-height: 1.5;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.image-banner-col {
    min-height: 380px;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(17, 24, 39, 0.9) 0%, rgba(17, 24, 39, 0.2) 100%), 
    url('../../images/howitworks/howitworks.jpeg') center/cover no-repeat;
    border-radius: 0;
    position: relative;
}

@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
    .image-banner-col {
        min-height: 280px;
        margin-top: 2rem;
    }
}