Opacity - RGBA - red, green, blue, alpha

A = alpha channel, used for opacity.
Values of 0 to 1, where 0 is fully transparent, 1 is fully opaque

demo of opacity

Example 7.12 - CSS3 text-shadow - Example 7.12

 <div class="opacity-demo">
   <p style="color: rgba(0,0,0,1)">Opacity of 1
   </p>
   <p style="color: rgba(0,0,0,0.75)">Opacity of 0.75
   </p>
   <p style="color: rgba(0,0,0,0.5)">Opacity of 0.5
   </p>
   <p style="color: rgba(0,0,0,0.25)">Opacity of 0.25
   </p>
   <p style="color: rgba(0,0,0,0)">Opacity of 0
   </p>
 </div>

In style element (<style>) within head element:

.opacity-demo {
      background-image: url('images/satin.png');
      background-size: cover;
      color: white;
    }
    .opacity-demo p { font-size: 200%; font-weight: bold; font-family: helvetica,sans-serif;}
    

Opacity of 1

Opacity of 0.75

Opacity of 0.5

Opacity of 0.25

Opacity of 0

 

text shadow