diff --git a/src/backend/html_markdown.py b/src/backend/html_markdown.py
index 968c04e4..186697c1 100644
--- a/src/backend/html_markdown.py
+++ b/src/backend/html_markdown.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import mistune
 from html_sanitizer.sanitizer import Sanitizer
 from lxml.html import HtmlElement  # nosec
 
+from .svg_colors import SVG_COLORS
+
 
 class MarkdownInlineGrammar(mistune.InlineGrammar):
     """Markdown inline elements syntax modifications for the Mistune parser.
@@ -68,7 +70,10 @@ class MarkdownInlineLexer(mistune.InlineLexer):
 
 class MarkdownRenderer(mistune.Renderer):
     def color(self, color: str, text: str):
-        """Render given text with a color using `<span data-mx-color=...>`."""
+        """Render given text with a color using `<span data-mx-color=#hex>`."""
+
+        # This may be a color name, try to get a #hex code for it.
+        color = SVG_COLORS.get(re.sub(r"\s", "", color.lower()), color)
 
         return f'<span data-mx-color="{color}">{text}</span>'
 
diff --git a/src/backend/svg_colors.py b/src/backend/svg_colors.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..870d2a3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/svg_colors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+# Copyright 2018 Dave Eddy <dave@daveeddy.com>
+
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+# SOFTWARE.
+
+"""Standard SVG/CSS colors - https://github.com/bahamas10/css-color-names"""
+
+SVG_COLORS = {
+    "aliceblue": "#f0f8ff",
+    "antiquewhite": "#faebd7",
+    "aqua": "#00ffff",
+    "aquamarine": "#7fffd4",
+    "azure": "#f0ffff",
+    "beige": "#f5f5dc",
+    "bisque": "#ffe4c4",
+    "black": "#000000",
+    "blanchedalmond": "#ffebcd",
+    "blue": "#0000ff",
+    "blueviolet": "#8a2be2",
+    "brown": "#a52a2a",
+    "burlywood": "#deb887",
+    "cadetblue": "#5f9ea0",
+    "chartreuse": "#7fff00",
+    "chocolate": "#d2691e",
+    "coral": "#ff7f50",
+    "cornflowerblue": "#6495ed",
+    "cornsilk": "#fff8dc",
+    "crimson": "#dc143c",
+    "cyan": "#00ffff",
+    "darkblue": "#00008b",
+    "darkcyan": "#008b8b",
+    "darkgoldenrod": "#b8860b",
+    "darkgray": "#a9a9a9",
+    "darkgreen": "#006400",
+    "darkgrey": "#a9a9a9",
+    "darkkhaki": "#bdb76b",
+    "darkmagenta": "#8b008b",
+    "darkolivegreen": "#556b2f",
+    "darkorange": "#ff8c00",
+    "darkorchid": "#9932cc",
+    "darkred": "#8b0000",
+    "darksalmon": "#e9967a",
+    "darkseagreen": "#8fbc8f",
+    "darkslateblue": "#483d8b",
+    "darkslategray": "#2f4f4f",
+    "darkslategrey": "#2f4f4f",
+    "darkturquoise": "#00ced1",
+    "darkviolet": "#9400d3",
+    "deeppink": "#ff1493",
+    "deepskyblue": "#00bfff",
+    "dimgray": "#696969",
+    "dimgrey": "#696969",
+    "dodgerblue": "#1e90ff",
+    "firebrick": "#b22222",
+    "floralwhite": "#fffaf0",
+    "forestgreen": "#228b22",
+    "fuchsia": "#ff00ff",
+    "gainsboro": "#dcdcdc",
+    "ghostwhite": "#f8f8ff",
+    "goldenrod": "#daa520",
+    "gold": "#ffd700",
+    "gray": "#808080",
+    "green": "#008000",
+    "greenyellow": "#adff2f",
+    "grey": "#808080",
+    "honeydew": "#f0fff0",
+    "hotpink": "#ff69b4",
+    "indianred": "#cd5c5c",
+    "indigo": "#4b0082",
+    "ivory": "#fffff0",
+    "khaki": "#f0e68c",
+    "lavenderblush": "#fff0f5",
+    "lavender": "#e6e6fa",
+    "lawngreen": "#7cfc00",
+    "lemonchiffon": "#fffacd",
+    "lightblue": "#add8e6",
+    "lightcoral": "#f08080",
+    "lightcyan": "#e0ffff",
+    "lightgoldenrodyellow": "#fafad2",
+    "lightgray": "#d3d3d3",
+    "lightgreen": "#90ee90",
+    "lightgrey": "#d3d3d3",
+    "lightpink": "#ffb6c1",
+    "lightsalmon": "#ffa07a",
+    "lightseagreen": "#20b2aa",
+    "lightskyblue": "#87cefa",
+    "lightslategray": "#778899",
+    "lightslategrey": "#778899",
+    "lightsteelblue": "#b0c4de",
+    "lightyellow": "#ffffe0",
+    "lime": "#00ff00",
+    "limegreen": "#32cd32",
+    "linen": "#faf0e6",
+    "magenta": "#ff00ff",
+    "maroon": "#800000",
+    "mediumaquamarine": "#66cdaa",
+    "mediumblue": "#0000cd",
+    "mediumorchid": "#ba55d3",
+    "mediumpurple": "#9370db",
+    "mediumseagreen": "#3cb371",
+    "mediumslateblue": "#7b68ee",
+    "mediumspringgreen": "#00fa9a",
+    "mediumturquoise": "#48d1cc",
+    "mediumvioletred": "#c71585",
+    "midnightblue": "#191970",
+    "mintcream": "#f5fffa",
+    "mistyrose": "#ffe4e1",
+    "moccasin": "#ffe4b5",
+    "navajowhite": "#ffdead",
+    "navy": "#000080",
+    "oldlace": "#fdf5e6",
+    "olive": "#808000",
+    "olivedrab": "#6b8e23",
+    "orange": "#ffa500",
+    "orangered": "#ff4500",
+    "orchid": "#da70d6",
+    "palegoldenrod": "#eee8aa",
+    "palegreen": "#98fb98",
+    "paleturquoise": "#afeeee",
+    "palevioletred": "#db7093",
+    "papayawhip": "#ffefd5",
+    "peachpuff": "#ffdab9",
+    "peru": "#cd853f",
+    "pink": "#ffc0cb",
+    "plum": "#dda0dd",
+    "powderblue": "#b0e0e6",
+    "purple": "#800080",
+    "rebeccapurple": "#663399",
+    "red": "#ff0000",
+    "rosybrown": "#bc8f8f",
+    "royalblue": "#4169e1",
+    "saddlebrown": "#8b4513",
+    "salmon": "#fa8072",
+    "sandybrown": "#f4a460",
+    "seagreen": "#2e8b57",
+    "seashell": "#fff5ee",
+    "sienna": "#a0522d",
+    "silver": "#c0c0c0",
+    "skyblue": "#87ceeb",
+    "slateblue": "#6a5acd",
+    "slategray": "#708090",
+    "slategrey": "#708090",
+    "snow": "#fffafa",
+    "springgreen": "#00ff7f",
+    "steelblue": "#4682b4",
+    "tan": "#d2b48c",
+    "teal": "#008080",
+    "thistle": "#d8bfd8",
+    "tomato": "#ff6347",
+    "turquoise": "#40e0d0",
+    "violet": "#ee82ee",
+    "wheat": "#f5deb3",
+    "white": "#ffffff",
+    "whitesmoke": "#f5f5f5",
+    "yellow": "#ffff00",
+    "yellowgreen": "#9acd32",
+}