Change opacity of background colour, but not text [duplicate]
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I am trying to make the background less opaque but have the colour of the text remain the same.
.overview {
background: gray;
width: 45%;
opacity: 0.3;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
font-size: large;
border-radius: 8px;
}
.overview p {
text-align: center;
color: white;
}<div id="overview" class="overview">
<p>
Blah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blah Blah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blah
</p>
</div>However both the text and background colour become dimmer
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I am trying to make the background less opaque but have the colour of the text remain the same.
.overview {
background: gray;
width: 45%;
opacity: 0.3;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
font-size: large;
border-radius: 8px;
}
.overview p {
text-align: center;
color: white;
}<div id="overview" class="overview">
<p>
Blah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blah Blah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blah
</p>
</div>However both the text and background colour become dimmer
html css
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I am trying to make the background less opaque but have the colour of the text remain the same.
.overview {
background: gray;
width: 45%;
opacity: 0.3;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
font-size: large;
border-radius: 8px;
}
.overview p {
text-align: center;
color: white;
}<div id="overview" class="overview">
<p>
Blah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blah Blah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blah
</p>
</div>However both the text and background colour become dimmer
html css
edited Nov 15 at 18:44
Smollet777
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asked Nov 15 at 18:24
wtreston
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This question already has an answer here:
How do I give text or an image a transparent background using CSS?
28 answers
I am trying to make the background less opaque but have the colour of the text remain the same.
.overview {
background: gray;
width: 45%;
opacity: 0.3;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
font-size: large;
border-radius: 8px;
}
.overview p {
text-align: center;
color: white;
}<div id="overview" class="overview">
<p>
Blah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blah Blah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blah
</p>
</div>However both the text and background colour become dimmer
This question already has an answer here:
How do I give text or an image a transparent background using CSS?
28 answers
.overview {
background: gray;
width: 45%;
opacity: 0.3;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
font-size: large;
border-radius: 8px;
}
.overview p {
text-align: center;
color: white;
}<div id="overview" class="overview">
<p>
Blah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blah Blah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blah
</p>
</div>.overview {
background: gray;
width: 45%;
opacity: 0.3;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
font-size: large;
border-radius: 8px;
}
.overview p {
text-align: center;
color: white;
}<div id="overview" class="overview">
<p>
Blah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blah Blah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blah
</p>
</div>html css
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edited Nov 15 at 18:44
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wtreston
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edited Nov 15 at 18:44
Smollet777
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wtreston
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Smollet777
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Your background should be an RGBA color, applying opacity is for the div
background-color:rgba(128,128,128,0.3);
edited Nov 15 at 21:42
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answered Nov 15 at 18:27
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The following code should be:
.overview {
background: gray;
width: 45%;
opacity: 0.3%;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
font-size: large;
border-radius: 8px;
}
.overview p {
text-align: center;
color: white;
}<div id="overview" class="overview">
<p>
Blah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blah
Blah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blah
</p>
</div>I may have misunderstood your question.
Hope This helps!
answered Nov 15 at 18:28
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Your background should be an RGBA color, applying opacity is for the div
background-color:rgba(128,128,128,0.3);
edited Nov 15 at 21:42
Zechariah Raman
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answered Nov 15 at 18:27
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Your background should be an RGBA color, applying opacity is for the div
background-color:rgba(128,128,128,0.3);
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Your background should be an RGBA color, applying opacity is for the div
background-color:rgba(128,128,128,0.3);
edited Nov 15 at 21:42
Zechariah Raman
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answered Nov 15 at 18:27
Nickfmc
34616
Your background should be an RGBA color, applying opacity is for the div
background-color:rgba(128,128,128,0.3);
edited Nov 15 at 21:42
Zechariah Raman
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answered Nov 15 at 18:27
Nickfmc
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edited Nov 15 at 21:42
Zechariah Raman
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edited Nov 15 at 21:42
Zechariah Raman
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answered Nov 15 at 18:27
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The following code should be:
.overview {
background: gray;
width: 45%;
opacity: 0.3%;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
font-size: large;
border-radius: 8px;
}
.overview p {
text-align: center;
color: white;
}<div id="overview" class="overview">
<p>
Blah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blah
Blah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blah
</p>
</div>I may have misunderstood your question.
Hope This helps!
answered Nov 15 at 18:28
PIZZZZZZZZZZZA is here
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up vote
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@wtreston
The following code should be:
.overview {
background: gray;
width: 45%;
opacity: 0.3%;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
font-size: large;
border-radius: 8px;
}
.overview p {
text-align: center;
color: white;
}<div id="overview" class="overview">
<p>
Blah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blah
Blah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blah
</p>
</div>I may have misunderstood your question.
Hope This helps!
answered Nov 15 at 18:28
PIZZZZZZZZZZZA is here
615
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up vote
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@wtreston
The following code should be:
.overview {
background: gray;
width: 45%;
opacity: 0.3%;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
font-size: large;
border-radius: 8px;
}
.overview p {
text-align: center;
color: white;
}<div id="overview" class="overview">
<p>
Blah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blah
Blah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blah
</p>
</div>I may have misunderstood your question.
Hope This helps!
answered Nov 15 at 18:28
PIZZZZZZZZZZZA is here
615
@wtreston
The following code should be:
.overview {
background: gray;
width: 45%;
opacity: 0.3%;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
font-size: large;
border-radius: 8px;
}
.overview p {
text-align: center;
color: white;
}<div id="overview" class="overview">
<p>
Blah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blah
Blah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blah
</p>
</div>I may have misunderstood your question.
Hope This helps!
.overview {
background: gray;
width: 45%;
opacity: 0.3%;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
font-size: large;
border-radius: 8px;
}
.overview p {
text-align: center;
color: white;
}<div id="overview" class="overview">
<p>
Blah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blah
Blah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blah
</p>
</div>.overview {
background: gray;
width: 45%;
opacity: 0.3%;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
font-size: large;
border-radius: 8px;
}
.overview p {
text-align: center;
color: white;
}<div id="overview" class="overview">
<p>
Blah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blah
Blah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blahBlah blah
</p>
</div>answered Nov 15 at 18:28
PIZZZZZZZZZZZA is here
615
answered Nov 15 at 18:28
PIZZZZZZZZZZZA is here
615
answered Nov 15 at 18:28
PIZZZZZZZZZZZA is here
615
answered Nov 15 at 18:28
PIZZZZZZZZZZZA is here
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