css - how to change svg fill color when used as base-64 background image data?

Question

I'm using SVG for a project, loaded in css like this:

background-image: url('data:image/svg+xml;charset=US-ASCII,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A//www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20xmlns%3Axlink%3D%22http%3A//www.w3.org/1999/xlink%22%20version%3D%221.1%22%20x%3D%220px%22%20y%3D%220px%22%20width%3D%2222px%22%20height%3D%2238px%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%2022%2038%22%20enable-background%3D%22new%200%200%2022%2038%22%20xml%3Aspace%3D%22preserve%22%3E%3Cstyle%3E.style0%7Bfill%3A%09%23f47216%3B%7D%3C/style%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M2.643%2038c-0.64%200-1.282-0.231-1.79-0.699c-1.074-0.988-1.143-2.661-0.154-3.735l13.13-14.258L0.664%204.4%20c-0.967-1.094-0.865-2.765%200.229-3.732s2.765-0.864%203.7%200.229L19.37%2017.592c0.898%201%200.9%202.545-0.035%203.542L4.588%2037.1%20C4.067%2037.7%203.4%2038%202.6%2038z%22%20class%3D%22style0%22/%3E%3C/svg%3E');

I have some hover states to highlight by changing the fill color of the arrow.

For now, I'm simply applying the same svg data with the fill portion (fill%3A%09%23f47216%3B%7D%3C where f47216 is the color) changed with the right/new color. Works pretty well. Though, I'd like to know if there's maybe some other smarter method.

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22384934/how-to-change-svg-fill-color-when-used-as-base-64-background-image-data

Answer 1

Use filter property of CSS. For me I wanted to change the color of the icon to white on Hover:

filter: grayscale(1) brightness(2);