submenus of current menu item shows the current menu color

Question

the site has a menu item called portfolio with 3 sub menus which i have added as links in word press menu.the site when we click the portfolio menu the sub menus text color also changes . i have commented out the current menu item css

/*ul#menu-main li.current-menu-item > a{
color: #fff;
}*/

so now the current menu items are showing different color not white .can anyone please help

Answer 1

One last try. You have to select the direct child of the menu-main list.

ul#menu-main > li.current-menu-item > a {
  color: #fff;
}