diff --git a/src/textual/renderables/opacity.py b/src/textual/renderables/opacity.py
index 7c9879aa6..9e149725c 100644
--- a/src/textual/renderables/opacity.py
+++ b/src/textual/renderables/opacity.py
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
+from time import sleep
+
 from rich.console import ConsoleOptions, Console, RenderResult, RenderableType
+from rich.live import Live
+from rich.panel import Panel
+from rich.segment import Segment
+from rich.style import Style
+from rich.text import Text
+
+from textual.renderables.utilities import blend_colors
 
 
 class Opacity:
-    """Return a renderable with the foreground color blended into the background color.
+    """Wrap a renderable to blend foreground color into the background color.
 
     Args:
         renderable (RenderableType): The RenderableType to manipulate.
@@ -16,4 +25,56 @@ class Opacity:
     def __rich_console__(
         self, console: Console, options: ConsoleOptions
     ) -> RenderResult:
-        pass
+        lines = console.render_lines(self.renderable, options)
+        opacity = self.value
+        for line in lines:
+            for segment in line:
+                style = segment.style
+                if not style:
+                    yield segment
+                    continue
+                fg, bg = style.color, style.bgcolor
+                if fg and bg:
+                    style = Style.from_color(
+                        color=blend_colors(bg, fg, ratio=opacity),
+                        bgcolor=bg,
+                    )
+                    yield Segment(
+                        text=segment.text,
+                        style=style,
+                        control=segment.control,
+                    )
+                else:
+                    yield segment
+            yield ""
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    console = Console()
+
+    panel = Panel.fit(
+        Text("Steak: £30", style="#fcffde on #03761e"),
+        title="Menu",
+        style="#ffffff on #000000",
+    )
+    console.print(panel)
+
+    opacity_panel = Opacity(panel, value=0.5)
+    console.print(opacity_panel)
+
+    def frange(start, end, step):
+        current = start
+        while current < end:
+            yield current
+            current += step
+
+        while current >= 0:
+            yield current
+            current -= step
+
+    import itertools
+
+    with Live(opacity_panel, refresh_per_second=60) as live:
+        for value in itertools.cycle(frange(0, 1, 0.05)):
+            opacity_panel.value = value
+            sleep(0.05)
diff --git a/src/textual/renderables/sparkline.py b/src/textual/renderables/sparkline.py
index a24630580..175952941 100644
--- a/src/textual/renderables/sparkline.py
+++ b/src/textual/renderables/sparkline.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ from rich.console import ConsoleOptions, Console, RenderResult
 from rich.segment import Segment
 from rich.style import Style
 
+from textual.renderables.utilities import blend_colors
+
 T = TypeVar("T", int, float)
 
 
@@ -83,34 +85,12 @@ class Sparkline:
             partition_summary = summary_func(partition)
             height_ratio = (partition_summary - minimum) / extent
             bar_index = int(height_ratio * (len(self.BARS) - 1))
-            bar_color = _blend_colors(min_color, max_color, height_ratio)
+            bar_color = blend_colors(min_color, max_color, height_ratio)
             bars_rendered += 1
             bucket_index += step
             yield Segment(text=self.BARS[bar_index], style=Style.from_color(bar_color))
 
 
-def _blend_colors(color1: Color, color2: Color, ratio: float) -> Color:
-    """Given two RGB colors, return a color that sits some distance between
-    them in RGB color space.
-
-    Args:
-        color1 (Color): The first color.
-        color2 (Color): The second color.
-        ratio (float): The ratio of color1 to color2.
-
-    Returns:
-        Color: A Color representing the blending of the two supplied colors.
-    """
-    r1, g1, b1 = color1.triplet
-    r2, g2, b2 = color2.triplet
-    dr = r2 - r1
-    dg = g2 - g1
-    db = b2 - b1
-    return Color.from_rgb(
-        red=r1 + dr * ratio, green=g1 + dg * ratio, blue=b1 + db * ratio
-    )
-
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     console = Console()
 
diff --git a/src/textual/renderables/utilities.py b/src/textual/renderables/utilities.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a65fb0f8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/textual/renderables/utilities.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+from rich.color import Color
+
+
+def blend_colors(color1: Color, color2: Color, ratio: float) -> Color:
+    """Given two RGB colors, return a color that sits some distance between
+    them in RGB color space.
+
+    Args:
+        color1 (Color): The first color.
+        color2 (Color): The second color.
+        ratio (float): The ratio of color1 to color2.
+
+    Returns:
+        Color: A Color representing the blending of the two supplied colors.
+    """
+    r1, g1, b1 = color1.triplet
+    r2, g2, b2 = color2.triplet
+    dr = r2 - r1
+    dg = g2 - g1
+    db = b2 - b1
+    return Color.from_rgb(
+        red=r1 + dr * ratio, green=g1 + dg * ratio, blue=b1 + db * ratio
+    )