CSS Opacity / Transparency - GeeksforGeeks

05 Nov, 2021
The opacity in CSS is the property of an element that describes the transparency of the element. It is the opposite of transparency & represents the degree to which the content will be hidden behind an element.
We can apply the opacity with different styling properties to the elements. A few of them are discussed below:
Image Opacity: The opacity property is used in the image to describe the transparency of the image. The value of opacity lies between 0.0 to 1.0 where a low value represents high transparency and a high value represents low transparency. The percentage of opacity is calculated as Opacity% = Opacity * 100.
Example: This example describes the opacity property by applying it to the image.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html>  <head>    <title>Opacity property</title>    <style>    .forest {        opacity: 0.5;    }          p {        font-size: 25px;        font-weight: bold;        margin-bottom: 5px;    }          .opacity {        text-align: center;    }    </style></head>  <body>    <div class="opacity">          <p>Image with 100% opacity (original image)</p>               <img src="https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/geeksforgeeks-10.png"                 class="forest1">        <br>        <br>          <p>Image with 50% opacity</p>               <img src="https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/geeksforgeeks-10.png"                  class="forest">    </div></body>  </html>
Output:
Image Hover Opacity: The hover opacity property is applied to the image when the mouse puts it over the image otherwise opacity property changes. The value of opacity can easily reverse the process by setting the opacity as a higher value at first and then lowering it when hovering over it like:
Syntax:
.hightolow {
    opacity: 1.0;
}

.hightolow:hover {
    opacity: 0.5;
}
Example: This example describes the opacity property by applying it to the image to generate opacity by hovering over it.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html>  <head>    <title>Image Hover Opacity</title>    <style>    .gfg_opacity {        opacity: 0.5;    }          .gfg_opacity:hover {        opacity: 1.0;    }          .main {        text-align: center;    }    </style></head>  <body>    <div class="main">        <h1>Image Hover Opacity:</h1>             <img src="https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/geeksforgeeks-10.png"                  class="gfg_opacity">        <br>         <img src="https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/geeksforgeeks-10.png"              class="gfg_opacity">        <br>        <br>     </div></body>  </html>
Output:
Transparency box and transparency using RGBA values: In the transparency box, child property inherit the property from the parent property but in the case of transparency using RGBA, only opacity property is used or applied to add transparency to the background of an element.
Example: This example describes the opacity property by applying transparency using RGBA values.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html>  <head>    <title>Transparent box</title>    <style>    .geeks {        background: rgb(0, 153, 0);        padding: 15px;        text-align: center;        width: 300px;    }          #geek {        padding: 15px;        text-align: center;        width: 300px;    }          .rgba1 {        background: rgba(0, 153, 0, 0.1);    }          .rgba2 {        background: rgba(0, 153, 0, 0.5);    }          .rgba3 {        background: rgba(0, 153, 0, 0.8);    }          .rgba4 {        background: rgba(0, 153, 0, 1.0);    }          .g1 {        float: left;        margin-left: 50px;    }          .g2 {        margin-top: -40px;        margin-left: 50px;        float: left;    }    </style></head>  <body>    <div class="g1">        <p style="font-size:24px;font-weight:bold;">Transparent Box</p>          <div class="geeks" style="opacity:0.1;">              <p>10% opacity</p>          </div>        <div class="geeks" style="opacity:0.5;">              <p>50% opacity</p>          </div>        <div class="geeks" style="opacity:0.8;">              <p>80% opacity</p>          </div>        <div class="geeks">              <p>100% opacity</p>          </div>    </div>    <br>    <br>    <div class="g2">        <p style="font-size:24px;font-weight:bold;">RGBA color values</p>          <div class="rgba1" id="geek">            <p>10% opacity</p>          </div>        <div class="rgba2" id="geek">            <p>50% opacity</p>          </div>        <div class="rgba3" id="geek">            <p>80% opacity</p>          </div>        <div class="rgba4" id="geek">            <p>100% opacity</p>          </div>    </div></body>  </html>
Output:
Text In Transparent Box: The opacity property can be used to decrease or increase the opacity of a box and put text inside of it for making the most egregious posts.
Example: This example describes the opacity property by placing the text in a transparent box.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html>  <head>    <style>    div.bg {        background: url("https: //media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/geeksforgeeks-10.png");        width: 550px;        height: 300px;        border: 1px solid;    }          div.box {        margin: 50px 20px;        text-align: center;        width: 500px;        height: 150px;        background-color: #000000;        border: 3px solid white;        opacity: 0.7;    }          div.box p {        margin: 5%;        font-family: Arial;        color: #009900;        font-weight: bold;        font-size: 25px;    }    </style></head>  <body>    <div class="bg">        <div class="box">            <p>GeeksforGeeks</p>          </div>    </div></body>  </html>
Output:
Supported Browsers:
Google Chrome 1.0
Microsoft Edge 12.0
Internet Explorer 9.0
Firefox 1.0
Opera 9.0
Safari 2.0
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