p.test{background-color:rgba(55,55,55,0.1);}
p.test > span{background-color:rgba(55,55,55,0.1);}
p.test > span > span{background-color:rgba(55,55,55,0.1);}
p.test > span > span > span{background-color:rgba(55,55,55,0.1);}
p.test > span > span > span > span{background-color:rgba(55,55,55,0.1);}
p.test > span > span > span > span > span{background-color:rgba(55,55,55,0.1);}
p.test > span > span > span > span > span > span{background-color:rgba(55,55,55,0.1);}
p.test > span > span > span > span > span > span > span{background-color:rgba(55,55,55,0.1);}
p.test > span > span > span > span > span > span > span > span{background-color:rgba(55,55,55,0.1);}
<p class="test"><span>One <span>possible <span>solution <span>is <span>using <span>multiple <span>nested <span>tags</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>