Multi-state CSS Tabs

Uh oh, here it goes again. Tabs being implemented in CSS.

Before you flip the channel, just listen to my ponderances. Up to now (unless I'm grossly misinformed), most designers who put out their version of cool CSS tabs (found here, here, and here) have only been designing for on/off state tabs... I mean either a tab section is selected, or its not.

I'm working on a web interface right now where there needs to be three tab states: current, "could be chosen because you have access", and "can't be chosen yet, because you haven't gotten there".

What do you think they should be? The current one the darkest, and then a lighter progression afterwards?

Comments

[Novasoft]

Very nice implementation of CSS tabs. Nicely done
Cheers

[James Perih]

Hmm... would it be more intuitive to set the current one as somewhat highlighted, the ones you have access to as darker (the default; darker, but obviously unselected), and the ones you haven't seen yet as very saturated gray?
Not that I have any experience or authoritive answer... except as a web user and rapid data access skills.