diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/HtmlHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/HtmlHelper.java
index b4700120d7..2e9132aac3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/HtmlHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/HtmlHelper.java
@@ -1772,7 +1772,7 @@ public class HtmlHelper {
     static String encodeWebColor(int color) {
         int alpha = Color.alpha(color);
         int rgb = 0xFFFFFF & color;
-        if (alpha == 255)
+        if (alpha == 255 || rgb == 0)
             return String.format("#%06X", rgb);
         else
             return String.format("#%06X%02X", rgb, alpha);