#dropdownDismissBackground {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    left: 0;
    top: 0;
    background: transparent;
    position: absolute;
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    z-index: 1;  /*this needs to be less than the zindex of topheader, which is 100 right now */
}

#dropdownDismissBackgroundHeader {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    left: 0;
    top: 0;
    background: transparent;
    position: absolute;
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    z-index: 2; /* this needs to be less than the z-index of the dropdownprofile and dropdownsquares*/
}