diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Categories/UIColor+MFConvenience.m b/MVMCoreUI/Categories/UIColor+MFConvenience.m
index 77700413..259ba747 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Categories/UIColor+MFConvenience.m
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Categories/UIColor+MFConvenience.m
@@ -299,6 +299,10 @@
 }
 
 + (nullable UIColor *)mfGetColorForString:(nullable NSString *)string {
+    if ([string hasPrefix:@"#"]) {
+        return [self mfGetColorForHex:string];
+    }
+    
     static NSDictionary *stringColorMapping;
     static dispatch_once_t once;
     dispatch_once(&once, ^{