How can I change opacity of an image in css without disturbing the overwritten text's opacity

Question

I want to change the opacity of an image in html but don't want to change the opacity of the text that is overwritten on it.

this is my html code:-

<div class="image">
<img src = "C:/Users/Anmol/Desktop/NewSite/Images/background/bg_4.jpg">
<div class="text">
<h1>My Site</h1>
</div>
</div>

and this is its css code:-

.image{
       opacity: 0.5;
       margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px
       }
 .image .text {
               position:absolute;
               text-align: center;
               top:10px;
               right:500px;
               width:300px;
               }

Please tell me how could I do it(if possible)?

Answer 1

No, you can't do it directly, a child element can't have an opacity greater than the one of its parent.

The easiest solution in your case is to not make the text a child of the image (have the image and the text at the same level for example):

 .holder { position: relative; } .image{ opacity: 0.5; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px } .text { position:absolute; text-align: center; top:10px; width:300px; } 

 <div class=holder> <div class="image"> <img src = "http://i.imgur.com/IQRCO5Lm.jpg"> </div> <div class="text"> <h1>My Site</h1> </div> </div> 

Answer 2

Instead of giving opacity to the parent div give opacity to the img itself. This way opacity will effect the image only leaving your text alone.

img{ opacity: 0.5 }