diff --git a/java/com.sap.sse.common.test/src/com/sap/sse/common/impl/test/AbstractColorTest.java b/java/com.sap.sse.common.test/src/com/sap/sse/common/impl/test/AbstractColorTest.java
index 65b20a8544d..44eea26a2e4 100644
--- a/java/com.sap.sse.common.test/src/com/sap/sse/common/impl/test/AbstractColorTest.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sse.common.test/src/com/sap/sse/common/impl/test/AbstractColorTest.java
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ public class AbstractColorTest {
     @Test
     public void testHSL() throws Exception {
         Color color = AbstractColor.getCssColor("hsl(360, 100%, 100%)");
-        Assert.assertEquals("#FFFFFF", color.getAsHtml());
+        Assert.assertEquals("#FF00FF", color.getAsHtml());
         color = AbstractColor.getCssColor("HSL(360,     1.0, 1.0)");
-        Assert.assertEquals("#FFFFFF", color.getAsHtml());
+        Assert.assertEquals("#FF00FF", color.getAsHtml());
         color = AbstractColor.getCssColor("hsl(360,     1.0, 1.0,435,789)");
         Assert.assertEquals(null, color);
     }
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ public class AbstractColorTest {
     @Test
     public void testHSLA() throws Exception {
         Color color = AbstractColor.getCssColor("hsla(360, 100%, 100%,hjhb)");
-        Assert.assertEquals("#FFFFFF", color.getAsHtml());
+        Assert.assertEquals("#FF00FF", color.getAsHtml());
         color = AbstractColor.getCssColor("HSLa(360,     1.0, 1.0,0.4)");
-        Assert.assertEquals("#FFFFFF", color.getAsHtml());
+        Assert.assertEquals("#FF00FF", color.getAsHtml());
         color = AbstractColor.getCssColor("hsla(360,     1.0, 1.0,435,789)");
         Assert.assertEquals(null, color);
     }
diff --git a/java/com.sap.sse.common/src/com/sap/sse/common/impl/AbstractColor.java b/java/com.sap.sse.common/src/com/sap/sse/common/impl/AbstractColor.java
index f9cc1986938..323d2cff3d2 100755
--- a/java/com.sap.sse.common/src/com/sap/sse/common/impl/AbstractColor.java
+++ b/java/com.sap.sse.common/src/com/sap/sse/common/impl/AbstractColor.java
@@ -25,15 +25,17 @@ public abstract class AbstractColor implements Color {
      * accepts all colors in the css-format (see http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/css_colors_legal.asp)
      */
     public static Color getCssColor(String color) {
-        String[] colorWithName = color.split("[()]");
-        switch (colorWithName[0].trim().toLowerCase()) {
-        case "rgb":
-        case "rgba":
-            return getRGBColor(colorWithName[1]);
-        case "hsl":
-        case "hsla":
-        case "hsv":
-            return getHSVColor(colorWithName[1]);
+        String[] colorWithName = color.trim().split("[()]");
+        if (colorWithName.length == 2) {
+            switch (colorWithName[0].trim().toLowerCase()) {
+            case "rgb":
+            case "rgba":
+                return getRGBColor(colorWithName[1]);
+            case "hsl":
+            case "hsla":
+            case "hsv":
+                return getHSVColor(colorWithName[1]);
+            }
         }
         Color resultColor = getColorByLowercaseNameStatic(color.toLowerCase().replace(" ", ""));
         if (resultColor == null) {