.menu { background-color: #808080;}

.menu:link    { color:#FFFFFF; background-color:transparent; text-decoration: none; }
.menu:visited { color:#FFFFFF; background-color:transparent; text-decoration: none; }
.menu:hover   { color:#9BE6FF; background-color:transparent; text-decoration: none; }
.menu:active  { color:#FFFFFF; background-color:transparent; text-decoration: none; }