<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
.ancestors * {
    display: block;
    border: 2px solid lightgrey;
    color: lightgrey;
    padding: 5px;
    margin: 15px;
}

</style>
<script src="/lib/jquery-1.12.2.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
    $("html").find("*").css({"color": "red", "border": "2px solid red"});
});
</script>
</head>

<body class="ancestors">body (great-grandparent)
  <div style="width:500px;">div (grandparent)
    <ul>ul (direct parent)  
      <li>li (child)
        <span>span (grandchild)</span>
      </li>
    </ul>  
  </div>
</body>

</html>