diff --git a/packages/charts/src/common/color_library_wrappers.test.ts b/packages/charts/src/common/color_library_wrappers.test.ts
index e18a0a6ba8..d135a23982 100644
--- a/packages/charts/src/common/color_library_wrappers.test.ts
+++ b/packages/charts/src/common/color_library_wrappers.test.ts
@@ -105,9 +105,10 @@ describe('d3 Utils', () => {
     describe('hsl colors', () => {
       it('should return RgbObject', () => {
         expect(stringToRGB('hsl(0,0%,50%)')).toMatchObject({
-          r: 127.5,
-          g: 127.5,
-          b: 127.5,
+          r: 128,
+          g: 128,
+          b: 128,
+          opacity: 1,
         });
       });
 
@@ -117,9 +118,9 @@ describe('d3 Utils', () => {
 
       it('should return correct RgbObject for alpha value of 0', () => {
         expect(stringToRGB('hsla(0,0%,50%,0)')).toEqual({
-          r: 127.5,
-          g: 127.5,
-          b: 127.5,
+          r: 128,
+          g: 128,
+          b: 128,
           opacity: 0,
         });
       });
@@ -162,6 +163,27 @@ describe('d3 Utils', () => {
         expect(stringToRGB('rgba(50,50,50,0.25)', (o) => o * 2).opacity).toBe(0.5);
       });
     });
+
+    describe('Edge Cases', () => {
+      it.each([
+        [undefined, { r: 255, g: 0, b: 0, opacity: 1 }],
+        ['', { r: 255, g: 0, b: 0, opacity: 1 }],
+        ['bad', { r: 187, g: 170, b: 221, opacity: 1 }],
+        ['#00000000', { r: 0, g: 0, b: 0, opacity: 0 }],
+        ['#000000', { r: 0, g: 0, b: 0, opacity: 1 }],
+        ['#6092c000', { r: 96, g: 146, b: 192, opacity: 0 }],
+        ['#6092c06b', { r: 96, g: 146, b: 192, opacity: 0.42 }],
+        ['blue', { r: 0, g: 0, b: 255, opacity: 1 }],
+        ['hsl(20, 100%, 40%)', { r: 204, g: 68, b: 0, opacity: 1 }],
+        ['hsla(20, 100%, 40%, 0.5)', { r: 204, g: 68, b: 0, opacity: 0.5 }],
+        ['hsla(20, 100%, 40%, 0)', { r: 204, g: 68, b: 0, opacity: 0 }],
+        ['rgb(0,128,128)', { r: 0, g: 128, b: 128, opacity: 1 }],
+        ['rgba(0,128,128,0.5)', { r: 0, g: 128, b: 128, opacity: 0.5 }],
+        ['rgba(0,128,128,0)', { r: 0, g: 128, b: 128, opacity: 0 }],
+      ])('input: $1', (input, output) => {
+        expect(stringToRGB(input)).toEqual(output);
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('validateColor', () => {
diff --git a/packages/charts/src/common/color_library_wrappers.ts b/packages/charts/src/common/color_library_wrappers.ts
index 438101de00..38eae17217 100644
--- a/packages/charts/src/common/color_library_wrappers.ts
+++ b/packages/charts/src/common/color_library_wrappers.ts
@@ -62,15 +62,13 @@ export function stringToRGB(cssColorSpecifier?: string, opacity?: number | Opaci
  * @param cssColorSpecifier
  */
 function getColor(cssColorSpecifier: string = ''): RgbObject {
-  const endRegEx = /,\s*0+(\.0*)?\s*\)$/;
-  // TODO: make this check more robust
-  const color: D3RGBColor =
-    /^(rgba|hsla)\(/i.test(cssColorSpecifier) && endRegEx.test(cssColorSpecifier)
-      ? {
-          ...d3Rgb(cssColorSpecifier.replace(endRegEx, ',1)')),
-          opacity: 0,
-        }
-      : d3Rgb(cssColorSpecifier);
+  if (!chroma.valid(cssColorSpecifier)) return defaultColor;
+
+  const chromaColor = chroma(cssColorSpecifier);
+  const color: D3RGBColor = {
+    ...d3Rgb(chromaColor.alpha(1).css()),
+    opacity: chromaColor.alpha(),
+  };
 
   return validateColor(color) ?? defaultColor;
 }