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HTML

<a href="#" class="clickable_area">
    <span>RED Background and clickable</span><br/>
    <span>RED Background and clickable</span><br/>
    <span>RED Background and clickable</span><br/>
</a>

CSS

a {text-decoration:none; background-color:red}
.clickable_area{display:block;color:#000;}