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1 Answer

Brandon Berger
3,947 PointsThe social icons on that specific site are actually transparent pngs, with a div behind them with the branded color. example link
<div class="twitter">
<a title="Twitter" href="twitter.com">
<img src="https://g.twimg.com/Twitter_logo_white.png">
</a>
</div>
<style>
img{
max-width:100%;
max-height:100%;
}
div.twitter{
height:40px;
width:40px;
background: rgb(0, 172, 237);
padding:5px;
}
div.twitter:hover{
background: rgb(0, 147, 212);
}
</style>
Oliver Sewell
16,425 PointsOliver Sewell
16,425 Pointslots of sites with icons , make sure to read about the licensing etc here is one site http://www.flaticon.com/