Opacity in IE 8 will impact every child element within

I need to apply opacity to a div element. Here is my current CSS:

background: rgb(255, 255, 255); /* Fallback for non-rgba supporting browsers */
background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .7);
filter: alpha(opacity=70); /* For IE 7 and older versions */
-ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=70)"; /* For IE8 */
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(Opacity=70);

While this works as expected in most browsers, it causes the child elements within the div to also become transparent in IE 8.

I have already checked a similar question on Stack Overflow, but the solutions provided there did not solve my issue.

If anyone has any suggestions or alternative approaches, I would greatly appreciate your input.

Thank you!

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Answer №1

Internet Explorer 8 does not support RGBa, and using MS Filter opacity will impact both the element and its children.

A recommended solution can be found at http://css-tricks.com/rgba-browser-support/

<!--[if IE]>

   <style type="text/css">

   .color-block { 
       background:transparent;
       filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr=#50990000,endColorstr=#50990000); 
       zoom: 1;
    } 

    </style>

<![endif]-->

OR (using conditional classes)

<!--[if IE 7]>    <html class="no-js ie7 oldie" lang="en"> <![endif]-->
<!--[if IE 8]>    <html class="no-js ie8 oldie" lang="en"> <![endif]-->
<!--[if gt IE 8]><!--> <html class="no-js" lang="en"> <!--<![endif]-->

   .ie8.your-selector { 
       background:transparent;
       filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr=#50990000,endColorstr=#50990000); 
       zoom: 1;
    }

OR

One alternative is to use a 1px by 1px transparent png that repeats as the background image for the element..

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