.navbar {
    display: flex;
    /* align-items: center; */
    /* justify-content: space-between; */
    padding: 0;
    /* background-color: transparent; */
    /* position: fixed; */
    /* top: 0; */
    /* left: 0; */
    /* width: 100%; */
    z-index: 1000;
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
}


.navbar-items {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-evenly; 
    align-items: center;
    background-color: #f5f7f2;
    padding: 0.5em 0em;
    width: 100%;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    z-index: 1000;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}

.logo img {
    height: 4.6875em;
}

.nav-links {
    list-style: none;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

.nav-links li {
    margin: 0 1em;
    position: relative;
}

.nav-links > li + li {
    border-left: 1px solid #ccc;
    padding-left: 1em;
}

.nav-links a {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #242525;
    font-size: 1.125em;
    font-weight: bold;
    padding: 0.625em;
    transition: color 0.3s;
}

ul.nav-links li {
    display: inline-block; 
    margin-right: 0.3125em; 
}

ul.nav-links li a {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 0.625em 1em;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: background-color 0.3s ease-in-out;
}

ul.nav-links li ul {
    display: none;
    position: absolute;
    top: 100%;
    left: 0;
    min-width: 10em;
    box-shadow: 0 0.5em 1em 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
    background-color: #f5f7f2;
    z-index: 1;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0; 
    border-radius: 0; 
}

ul.nav-links li:hover ul {
    display: block; 
}

ul.nav-links li ul li {
    display: block; 
    text-align: justify;
}

ul.nav-links li ul li a {
    padding: 0.75em 1em; 
    color: #242525; 
    display: block;
    width: 100%; 
    white-space: nowrap; 
    font-size: 1em;
    transition: background-color 0.3s ease, color 0.3s ease; 
}

ul.nav-links li ul li a:hover {
    background-color: #e0e0e0; 
    color: #000; 
    cursor: pointer; 
}

.menu-dropdown hr {
    width: 70%;
    margin: auto;
}


.menu-toggle {
    display: none;
    cursor: pointer;
}

.menu-toggle img {
    height: 1.875em;
}

@media (max-width: 750px) {
    .navbar-items {
        justify-content: space-between; 
    }

    .logo img {
        height: 2.8125em;
    }
    ul.nav-links li ul {
        top: 100%;
        left: 3.75em;
    }
    .nav-links {
        display: none; 
        flex-direction: column;
        width: 100%;
        background-color: #f5f7f2;
        position: absolute;
        top: 100%;
        left: 0;
        z-index: 100;
    }

    .nav-links.active {
        display: flex; 
        background-color: #f5f7f2;
    }

    .nav-links li {
        width: 100%;
        text-align: center;
        margin: 0;
        border: none;
    }

    .nav-links > li + li {
        border-left: none;
        padding: 0;
    }

    .nav-links a {
        font-size: 1em;
        padding: 1em;
        width: 100%;
        display: block;
    }

    .menu-toggle {
        display: block; 
    }

}