Example of centering an image between containers with the "inline-block" value of the display property:

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Title of the document</title>
    <style>
      body {
        background-color: #ffffff;
      }
      .content {
        width: 100%;
      }
      .content div {
        display: inline-block;
        width: 150px;
        height: 600px;
      }
      .content div:first-child {
        background-color: pink;
      }
      .content div:last-child {
        background-color: purple;
      }
      .content .center {
        width: calc(100% - 300px);
        background-color: lightblue;
        overflow: hidden;
        text-align: center;
        margin: 0 -5px;
      }
      img {
        max-width: 100%;
        height: auto;
      }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <div class="content">
      <div></div>
      <div class="center">
        <img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1542546068979-b6affb46ea8f?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&auto=format&fit=crop&w=334&q=80">
      </div>
      <div></div>
    </div>
  </body>
</html>