CSS opacity only to background color, not the text on it?

It sounds like you want to use a transparent background, in which case you could try using the rgba() function:

rgba(R, G, B, A)

R (red), G (green), and B (blue) can be either <integer>s or <percentage>s, where the number 255 corresponds to 100%. A (alpha) can be a <number> between 0 and 1, or a <percentage>, where the number 1 corresponds to 100% (full opacity).

RGBa example

background: rgba(51, 170, 51, .1)    /*  10% opaque green */ 
background: rgba(51, 170, 51, .4)    /*  40% opaque green */ 
background: rgba(51, 170, 51, .7)    /*  70% opaque green */ 
background: rgba(51, 170, 51,  1)    /* full opaque green */

A small example showing how rgba can be used.

As of 2018, practically every browser supports the rgba syntax.

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