JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<a>One</a>
<a>Two</a>
<a>Three</a>

CSS

a{
        float: left;
        display: block;
        font-size: 10px;
        color: #000;
        width: 100px;
        height: 64px;
        margin: 3px 5px 0 5px;
        border: solid 1px rgba(0,0,0,0);
        border-radius: 4px;
        cursor: pointer;
        text-align: center;

-ms-transition: all 0.5s ease 0;
  -moz-transition: all 0.5s ease 0;
  -webkit-transition: all 0.5s ease 0;
  -o-transition: all 0.5s ease 0;
  transition: all 0.5s ease 0;
    
        background: rgba(227,233,238,0);
        border: solid 1px rgba(255,255,255,0);
}

a:hover{
    border: solid 1px rgba(0,0,0,1);
    background: rgba(227,233,238,.2);
}