Maintain aspect ratio in horizontal flex card - html

Question

I am able to make a vertical flex card with an image on top and it will maintain 16:9 aspect ratio always. My vertical flex card code
.card {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
margin: 0.75rem;
}
.card .card-img {
position: relative;
padding-bottom: 56.25%;
}
.card .card-img img {
position: absolute;
object-fit: cover;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
top: 0;
left: 0;
bottom: 0;
right: 0;
}
.card .card-body {
margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
}
.card .card-body a {
text-decoration: none;
font-size: clamp(1rem, 0.6505rem + 0.9709vw, 1.5rem);
color: #3e3700;
font-weight: 500;
}
.card .card-body .card-title {
font-size: clamp(1.125rem, 0.5133rem + 1.699vw, 2rem);
font-weight: 500;
line-height: 1;
}
.card .card-body .card-description {
font-size: clamp(1rem, 0.6505rem + 0.9709vw, 1.5rem);
font-weight: 300;
margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}
<div class="card">
<div class="card-img">
<img
src="https://via.placeholder.com/150"
alt="img"
/>
</div>
<div class="card-body">
<h2 class="card-title">
Lorem ipsum dolor sit, amet consectetur
adipisicing elit. Ratione, cumque?
</h2>
</div>
</div>
But I want to make it horizontal and I am stuck. Whenever I change the flex-direction to row flex-direction: row; it does not work. I always want the image to be in a 16:9 aspect ratio. My progress
.card {
display: flex;
flex-direction: row;
margin: 0.75rem;
}
.card.card-h .card-img {
width: 40%;
}
.card.card-h .card-body {
width: 60%;
}
.card .card-img {
position: relative;
padding-bottom: 56.25%;
}
.card .card-img img {
position: absolute;
object-fit: cover;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
top: 0;
left: 0;
bottom: 0;
right: 0;
}
.card .card-body {
margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
}
.card .card-body a {
text-decoration: none;
font-size: clamp(1rem, 0.6505rem + 0.9709vw, 1.5rem);
color: #3e3700;
font-weight: 500;
}
.card .card-body .card-title {
font-size: clamp(1.125rem, 0.5133rem + 1.699vw, 2rem);
font-weight: 500;
line-height: 1;
}
.card .card-body .card-description {
font-size: clamp(1rem, 0.6505rem + 0.9709vw, 1.5rem);
font-weight: 300;
margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
}
<div class="card card-h">
<div class="card-img">
<img
src="https://via.placeholder.com/150"
alt="img"
/>
</div>
<div class="card-body">
<h2 class="card-title">
Lorem ipsum dolor sit, amet consectetur
adipisicing elit. Ratione, cumque?
</h2>
</div>
</div>

Answer 1

Here is the aspect-ratio example with old browser support. I copied the card layout from bootstrap.
Please view in "Full Page"
.mycard .card-img {
aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
object-fit: cover;
}
/*Old Browser Support*/
#supports not (aspect-ratio: 16 / 9) {
.mycard {
position: relative;
height: 0;
padding-bottom: 56.25%;
}
.mycard .card-img {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
position: absolute;
top: 0;
bottom: 0;
background: red;
/* just for illustration */
}
}
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.4.1/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-Vkoo8x4CGsO3+Hhxv8T/Q5PaXtkKtu6ug5TOeNV6gBiFeWPGFN9MuhOf23Q9Ifjh" crossorigin="anonymous">
<div class="card mb-3" style="max-width: 540px;">
<div class="row no-gutters">
<div class="col-md-4">
<div class="mycard">
<img src="https://via.placeholder.com/150" class="card-img" alt="">
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-md-8">
<div class="card-body">
<p class="card-text">This is a wider card with supporting text below as a natural lead-in to additional content. This content is a little bit longer.</p>
<p class="card-text"><small class="text-muted">Last updated 3 mins ago</small></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>