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Alternating color of table rows (:nth-child)

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Page title</title>
    <style>
      table {
        width: 70%;
        border-collapse: collapse;
      }
      td, th {
        border: 1px solid #98bf21;
        padding: 3px 7px 2px 7px;
      }
      th {
        text-align: left;
        padding: 5px;
        background-color: #A7C942;
        color: #fff;
      }
      tr:nth-child(odd) { background-color: #EAF2D3; }
    </style>
  </head>
  <body>
    <table>
      <tr><th>Name</th><th>Surname</th><th>Role in the family</th></tr>
      <tr><td>Homer</td><td>Simpson</td><td>Father</td></tr>
      <tr><td>Marge</td><td>Simpson</td><td>Mother</td></tr>
      <tr><td>Bart</td><td>Simpson</td><td>Son</td></tr>
      <tr><td>Lisa</td><td>Simpson</td><td>Daughter</td></tr>
    </table>
  </body>
</html>

Result:

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