CSS Property:
background-blend-mode:

Result:
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CSS Code:
#myDIV {
width: 200px;
    height: 200px;
background-size: 200px 200px;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-image: linear-gradient(to right, black 0%,white 100%), url('w3css.gif');
    background-blend-mode: normal;
}
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