diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/Components/ColorConverters/JpegColorConverterBase.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/Components/ColorConverters/JpegColorConverterBase.cs
index 58b0b9b1b2..a0850c304e 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/Components/ColorConverters/JpegColorConverterBase.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Formats/Jpeg/Components/ColorConverters/JpegColorConverterBase.cs
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ internal abstract partial class JpegColorConverterBase
             return new RgbScalar(precision);
         }
 
-        return new GrayscaleScalar(precision);
+        return new RgbScalar(precision);
     }
 
     /// <summary>