<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Recursive background</title>
<style type='text/css'>
body * {
background-color: rgba(30, 0, 0, 0.1);
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div>
Bla
<div>Blargh</div>
<div>
Bla <a href="#">blargue</a>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>