CSS z-index not working (position absolute) [duplicate]

Answer 1

I was struggling with this problem, and I learned (thanks to this post) that:

opacity can also affect the z-index

div:first-child {
  opacity: .99; 
}

.red, .green, .blue {
  position: absolute;
  width: 100px;
  color: white;
  line-height: 100px;
  text-align: center;
}

.red {
  z-index: 1;
  top: 20px;
  left: 20px;
  background: red;
}

.green {
  top: 60px;
  left: 60px;
  background: green;
}

.blue {
  top: 100px;
  left: 100px;
  background: blue;
}

  Red


  Green


  Blue