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HTML

<select class="remindmedropdown">
    <option value="0" selected disabled>QUESTION</></option>
    <option value="1">Answer 1</option>
    <option value="2">Answer 2</option>
    <option value="3">Answer 3</option>
</select>

CSS

.remindmedropdown {
   width: 240px;
   height: 40px;
   font-family: Open Sans;
   overflow: hidden;
   background-color: #FFF;
   padding: 10px;
   margin-right: 30px;
   outline-color:#A7D5E4;
   color:#999;
}
  
.remindmedropdown select { color: black; }

.remindmedropdown option:not(:checked) { color: black; }
 
	
.remindmedropdown option:checked { color: black; }



.remindmedropdown option[disabled]:first-child { display: none; }