<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> input {color: red } #two { color: green } input[disabled]:not(:enabled) {color: green} input:not([disabled]):enabled + #two:enabled {color: red} </style> </head> <body onload='var elem = document.getElementById("one"); elem.setAttribute("disabled", "disabled");'> <input type="submit" id="one" value="Should be no red"/> <input type="submit" id="two" value="Should be no red"/> </body> </html>