diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index e4bd155..da9f43c 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,22 @@
 Release History
 ---------------
 
+1.1.3 (2025-12-xx)
+++++++++++++++++++
+
+**Updates**
+
+- None
+
+**Fixes**
+
+- Fix color parsing failing due to invalid colors, falling back to black. | `dfop02 <https://github.com/dfop02>`_
+
+**New Features**
+
+- None
+
+
 1.1.2 (2025-12-07)
 ++++++++++++++++++
 
diff --git a/html4docx/utils.py b/html4docx/utils.py
index 1b30805..01b72fb 100644
--- a/html4docx/utils.py
+++ b/html4docx/utils.py
@@ -188,27 +188,37 @@ def is_color(color: str) -> bool:
     return is_rgb or is_hex or is_keyword or is_color_name
 
 
-def parse_color(color: str, return_hex: bool = False):
+def parse_color(original_color: str, return_hex: bool = False):
     """
     Parses a color string into a tuple of RGB values.
     Supports RGB, hex, and color name strings.
     Returns a tuple of RGB values by default, or a hex string if return_hex is True.
     """
-    color = remove_important_from_style(color.strip().lower())
-
-    if "rgb" in color:
-        color = re.sub(r"[^0-9,]", "", color)
-        colors = [int(x) for x in color.split(",")]
-    elif color.startswith("#"):
-        color = color.lstrip("#")
-        color = (
-            "".join([x + x for x in color]) if len(color) == 3 else color
-        )  # convert short hex to full hex
-        colors = RGBColor.from_string(color)
-    elif color in Color.__members__:
-        colors = Color[color].value
-    else:
-        colors = [0, 0, 0]  # Default to black for unexpected colors
+    color = remove_important_from_style(original_color.strip().lower())
+
+    try:
+        if "rgba" in color:
+            color = re.sub(r"[^0-9,]", "", color)
+            colors = [int(x) for x in color.split(",")]
+            colors = colors[:3] # remove opacity because it's not supported by python-docx
+            logging.warning("RGBA color is not supported by python-docx. Opacity will be ignored.")
+        elif "rgb" in color:
+            color = re.sub(r"[^0-9,]", "", color)
+            colors = [int(x) for x in color.split(",")]
+            if len(colors) > 3:
+                raise ValueError(f"Invalid RGB color: {original_color}")
+        elif color.startswith("#"):
+            color = color.lstrip("#")
+            color = ("".join([x + x for x in color]) if len(color) == 3 else color)  # convert short hex to full hex
+            colors = RGBColor.from_string(color)
+        elif color in Color.__members__:
+            colors = Color[color].value
+        else:
+            colors = [0, 0, 0]  # Default to black for unexpected colors
+            logging.warning(f"Could not parse color '{original_color}': Invalid color value. Fallback to black.")
+    except Exception:
+        colors = [0, 0, 0] # Default to black for errors
+        logging.warning(f"Could not parse color '{original_color}': Invalid color value. Fallback to black.")
 
     return rgb_to_hex(colors) if return_hex else colors
 
diff --git a/tests/test_h4d.py b/tests/test_h4d.py
index cdb472b..8b510a9 100644
--- a/tests/test_h4d.py
+++ b/tests/test_h4d.py
@@ -2545,6 +2545,33 @@ def test_none_style_map(self):
 
         self.assertEqual(len(doc.paragraphs), 1)
 
+    def test_invalid_color_fallback_to_black(self):
+        """Test with invalid color fallback to black"""
+        self.document.add_heading("Test: Test invalid color fallback to black", level=1)
+        html = '''
+        <p style="color: rgba(255, 0, 0, 0.5)">Test Unsupported RGBA Color with opacity Fallback to Black</p>
+        <p style="color: rgba(A, B, C, D, E)">Test Invalid RGBA Color with letters Fallback to Black</p>
+        <p style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0, 0)">Test Invalid RGB Color with extra value Fallback to Black</p>
+        <p style="color: invalidcolorname">Test Invalid Color Name Fallback to Black</p>
+        <p style="color: #F7272626161">Test Invalid Hex Color with extra value Fallback to Black</p>
+        '''
+
+        doc = Document()
+        parser = HtmlToDocx()
+        parser.add_html_to_document(html, self.document)
+        with self.assertLogs(level='WARNING') as log:
+            parser.add_html_to_document(html, doc)
+
+        self.assertEqual(doc.paragraphs[1].runs[0].font.color.rgb, RGBColor(*Color["red"].value))
+        for paragraph in doc.paragraphs[2:]:
+            self.assertEqual(paragraph.runs[0].font.color.rgb, RGBColor(*Color["black"].value))
+
+        self.assertEqual(len(log.records), 5)
+        self.assertIn('RGBA color is not supported by python-docx. Opacity will be ignored.', log.output[0])
+        self.assertIn('Could not parse color \'rgba(a, b, c, d, e)\': Invalid color value. Fallback to black.', log.output[1])
+        self.assertIn('Could not parse color \'rgb(255, 0, 0, 0)\': Invalid color value. Fallback to black.', log.output[2])
+        self.assertIn('Could not parse color \'invalidcolorname\': Invalid color value. Fallback to black.', log.output[3])
+        self.assertIn('Could not parse color \'#f7272626161\': Invalid color value. Fallback to black.', log.output[4])
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()