How do you make a transparent table but not the text?

Question

I used this code:

.transparent { background-color: #000000; filter:alpha(opacity=40); -moz-opacity:.40; opacity:.40; }

I get a transparent background AND text.

How do I make the text not transparent?

Answer 1

idk  

Answer 2

if your using dreamweaver just set the table border thickness to 0.