how do buttons work css code example

Example: button css

<a href="#" class="myButton">green</a>

.myButton {
	background-color:#44c767;
	border-radius:28px;
	border:1px solid #18ab29;
	display:inline-block;
	cursor:pointer;
	color:#ffffff;
	font-family:Arial;
	font-size:17px;
	padding:16px 31px;
	text-decoration:none;
	text-shadow:0px 1px 0px #2f6627;
}
.myButton:hover {
	background-color:#5cbf2a;
}
.myButton:active {
	position:relative;
	top:1px;
}