.gallery .control-button {
  color: #ccc;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
}

.gallery .control-button:hover {
  color: white;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
}

.gallery {
    position: relative;
    width: 800px;
    height: 575px;
    margin: 0 auto;
}
    .gallery .item {
        width: 800px;
        height: 575px;
        margin: 0 auto;
        overflow: hidden;
        text-align: center;
        background: #4d87e2;

    }
    .gallery .controls {
        position: absolute;
        bottom: 0;
        width: 100%;
        text-align: center;
        background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
        height: 20px;
        padding-bottom: 18px;
        padding-top: 22px;
    }
.gallery .control-button {
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 0 .02em;
  font-size: 3em;
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color .1s;
}

    .gallery .item:first-of-type {
         position: absolute;
    }