$("div:eq(0)") .text("red") .css({ "color" : "white", "background-color" : "red" }); $("div:eq(1)") .text("green") .css({ "color" : "white", "background-color" : "green" }); $("div:eq(2)") .text("blue") .css({ "color" : "white", "background-color" : "blue" }); <div></div> <div></div> <div></div>