# Visual\_effect :highlight translucent?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/visual-effect-highlight-translucent/132927>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 25, 2008, 9:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/visual-effect-highlight-translucent/132927 "2008-03-25T21:44:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 25, 2008, 9:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/visual-effect-highlight-translucent/132927/1 "2008-03-25T21:44:05Z")

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Is there a way to get visual\_effect(:hightlight, …) to leave the  
background translucent but the foreground text opaque?

The default case is to leave the background invisible (inherited or  
transparent, I suppose).

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