diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Color/Color.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Color/Color.cs
index 4a50ae073..ad271dbf9 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Color/Color.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Color/Color.cs
@@ -174,6 +174,13 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// </returns>
         public static bool TryParse(string input, out Color result)
         {
+            result = default;
+
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(input))
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
             if (NamedColorsLookupLazy.Value.TryGetValue(input, out result))
             {
                 return true;
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Color/ColorTests.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Color/ColorTests.cs
index 953127f66..c689431f3 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Color/ColorTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Color/ColorTests.cs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
 
             for (int i = 0; i < ReferencePalette.WebSafeColors.Length; i++)
             {
-                Assert.Equal(ReferencePalette.WebSafeColors[i], actualPalette[i]);
+                Assert.Equal((Rgba32)ReferencePalette.WebSafeColors[i], actualPalette[i]);
             }
         }
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
 
             for (int i = 0; i < ReferencePalette.WernerColors.Length; i++)
             {
-                Assert.Equal(ReferencePalette.WernerColors[i], actualPalette[i]);
+                Assert.Equal((Rgba32)ReferencePalette.WernerColors[i], actualPalette[i]);
             }
         }
 
@@ -118,11 +118,35 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
                 Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() => Color.ParseHex(string.Empty));
             }
 
+            [Fact]
+            public void ThrowsOnInvalid()
+            {
+                Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() => Color.ParseHex("!"));
+            }
+
             [Fact]
             public void ThrowsOnNull()
             {
                 Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(() => Color.ParseHex(null));
             }
+
+            [Fact]
+            public void FalseOnEmpty()
+            {
+                Assert.False(Color.TryParseHex(string.Empty, out Color _));
+            }
+
+            [Fact]
+            public void FalseOnInvalid()
+            {
+                Assert.False(Color.TryParseHex("!", out Color _));
+            }
+
+            [Fact]
+            public void FalseOnNull()
+            {
+                Assert.False(Color.TryParseHex(null, out Color _));
+            }
         }
 
         public class FromString
@@ -156,6 +180,42 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Tests
                     Assert.Equal(expected, (Rgba32)actual);
                 }
             }
+
+            [Fact]
+            public void ThrowsOnEmpty()
+            {
+                Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() => Color.Parse(string.Empty));
+            }
+
+            [Fact]
+            public void ThrowsOnInvalid()
+            {
+                Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() => Color.Parse("!"));
+            }
+
+            [Fact]
+            public void ThrowsOnNull()
+            {
+                Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(() => Color.Parse(null));
+            }
+
+            [Fact]
+            public void FalseOnEmpty()
+            {
+                Assert.False(Color.TryParse(string.Empty, out Color _));
+            }
+
+            [Fact]
+            public void FalseOnInvalid()
+            {
+                Assert.False(Color.TryParse("!", out Color _));
+            }
+
+            [Fact]
+            public void FalseOnNull()
+            {
+                Assert.False(Color.TryParse(null, out Color _));
+            }
         }
     }
 }