<span style="font-size: 18px; background-position: center; display: block; color: white; background-color: lightblue; padding; 40px; margin: 25px; border: 30px solid blue;">&nbsp; Hope this works, Lumi :) </span>

<span style="font-size: 20px: background-position: center; display: block; color: blue; background-color: silver; padding: 50px; margin: 35px; border: 10px solid gold;">&nbsp; The text doesn't touch the border directly.</span>