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The opacity property specifies the opacity/transparency of an element.

Transparent Image


The opacity property can take a value from 0.0 - 1.0. The lower value, the more transparent:

opacity 0.2opacity 0.2

opacity 0.5opacity 0.5

opacity 1(default)opacity 1
(default)

Example

img {

  opacity: 0.5;

}

Transparent Hover Effect


The opacity property is often used together with the :hover selector to change the opacity on mouse-over:

CSS Opacity / Transparency | CSS for Beginners - Class 6

CSS Opacity / Transparency | CSS for Beginners - Class 6

CSS Opacity / Transparency | CSS for Beginners - Class 6

Example

img {

  opacity: 0.5;

}


img:hover {

  opacity: 1.0;

}

Example explained
The first CSS block is similar to the code in Example 1. In addition, we have added what should happen when a user hovers over one of the images. In this case we want the image to NOT be transparent when the user hovers over it. The CSS for this is opacity:1;.
When the mouse pointer moves away from the image, the image will be transparent again.
An example of reversed hover effect:

CSS Opacity / Transparency | CSS for Beginners - Class 6

CSS Opacity / Transparency | CSS for Beginners - Class 6

CSS Opacity / Transparency | CSS for Beginners - Class 6

Example

img:hover {

  opacity: 0.5;

}

Transparent Box


When using the opacity property to add transparency to the background of an element, all of its child elements inherit the same transparency. This can make the text inside a fully transparent element hard to read:

CSS Opacity / Transparency | CSS for Beginners - Class 6

CSS Opacity / Transparency | CSS for Beginners - Class 6

CSS Opacity / Transparency | CSS for Beginners - Class 6

CSS Opacity / Transparency | CSS for Beginners - Class 6

Example

div {

  opacity: 0.3;

}

Transparency using RGBA


If you do not want to apply opacity to child elements, like in our example above, use RGBA color values. The following example sets the opacity for the background color and not the text:

CSS Opacity / Transparency | CSS for Beginners - Class 6

CSS Opacity / Transparency | CSS for Beginners - Class 6

CSS Opacity / Transparency | CSS for Beginners - Class 6

CSS Opacity / Transparency | CSS for Beginners - Class 6

You learned from our CSS Colors Chapter, that you can use RGB as a color value. In addition to RGB, you can use an RGB color value with an alpha channel (RGBA) - which specifies the opacity for a color.
An RGBA color value is specified with: rgba(red, green, blue, alpha). The alpha parameter is a number between 0.0 (fully transparent) and 1.0 (fully opaque).
Tip: You will learn more about RGBA Colors in our CSS Colors Chapter.
Example

div {

  background: rgba(76, 175, 80, 0.3) /* Green background with 30% opacity */

}

Text in Transparent Box

CSS Opacity / Transparency | CSS for Beginners - Class 6

Example

<html>

<head>

<style>

div.background {

  background: url(klematis.jpg) repeat;

  border: 2px solid black;

}


div.transbox {

  margin: 30px;

  background-color: #ffffff;

  border: 1px solid black;

  opacity: 0.6;

}


div.transbox p {

  margin: 5%;

  font-weight: bold;

  color: #000000;

}

</style>

</head>

<body>


<div class="background">

  <div class="transbox">

    <p>This is some text that is placed in the transparent box.</p>

  </div>

</div>


</body>

</html>

Example explained


First, we create a <div> element (class="background") with a background image, and a border.
Then we create another <div> (class="transbox") inside the first <div>.
The <div class="transbox"> have a background color, and a border - the div is transparent.
Inside the transparent <div>, we add some text inside a <p> element.
Test Yourself With Exercises
Exercise:
Use CSS to set the transparency of the image to 50%.
<style>

img {

  ____ : ____;

}

</style>


<body>

  <img src="https://edurev.gumlet.io/lematis.jpg" width="150" height="113">

</body>

<style>

img {

  opacity : θ.5;

}

</style>


<body>

  <img src="https://edurev.gumlet.io/lematis.jpg" width="150" height="113">

</body>

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