jQuery: Set modal dialog overlay color

Question

I would like to pop a modal dialog using jquery ui where the overlay is completely black. I know that I can set this in the theme, but I do not want all dialogs to have a bl

Answer 1

Change background:

$(".ui-widget-overlay").css({background: "#000", opacity: 0.9});

Restore background to CSS values:

$(".ui-widget-overlay").css({background: '', opacity: ''});