Centering Modal Dialog using Flexbox

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Centering Modal using Flexbox

Overlay div has to be fixed. 

<style>
* {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

html {
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: 10px;
    background: linear-gradient(to right, #57c1eb 0%,#246fa8 100%);
    height: 100%;
}

body {
    height: 100%;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    padding: 20px 50px;
}

.overlay {
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    right: 0;
    background: rgba(0,0,0, 0.3);
}

.modal {
    background: #FFF;
    width: 400px;
    height: 300px;
    padding: 20px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
    text-align: center;
}

h1 {
    font-size: 2rem;
}

p {
    font-size: 1.6rem;
    margin-top: 1.4rem;
}
.overlay{
    display:flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
}
</style>

<body>
    <div class="overlay">
        <div class="modal">
            <h1>Modal Heading</h1>
            <p>Here is some modal content.</p>
        </div>
    </div>
</body>
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