diff --git a/crates/anstyle-git/src/lib.rs b/crates/anstyle-git/src/lib.rs
index a8aacae7..8d05ff66 100644
--- a/crates/anstyle-git/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/anstyle-git/src/lib.rs
@@ -111,20 +111,7 @@ fn parse_color(word: &str) -> Result<Option<anstyle::Color>, ()> {
         "white" => Some(anstyle::AnsiColor::White.into()),
         _ => {
             if let Some(hex) = word.strip_prefix('#') {
-                let l = hex.len();
-                if l != 3 && l != 6 {
-                    return Err(());
-                }
-                let l = l / 3;
-                if let (Ok(r), Ok(g), Ok(b)) = (
-                    u8::from_str_radix(&hex[0..l], 16),
-                    u8::from_str_radix(&hex[l..(2 * l)], 16),
-                    u8::from_str_radix(&hex[(2 * l)..(3 * l)], 16),
-                ) {
-                    Some(anstyle::Color::from((r, g, b)))
-                } else {
-                    return Err(());
-                }
+                Some(parse_hex_color(hex)?)
             } else if let Ok(n) = word.parse::<u8>() {
                 Some(anstyle::Color::from(n))
             } else {
@@ -135,6 +122,24 @@ fn parse_color(word: &str) -> Result<Option<anstyle::Color>, ()> {
     Ok(color)
 }
 
+fn parse_hex_color(hex: &str) -> Result<anstyle::Color, ()> {
+    let l = hex.len();
+    if l != 3 && l != 6 {
+        return Err(());
+    }
+    let l = l / 3;
+    if let (Ok(r), Ok(g), Ok(b)) = (
+        u8::from_str_radix(&hex[0..l], 16),
+        u8::from_str_radix(&hex[l..(2 * l)], 16),
+        u8::from_str_radix(&hex[(2 * l)..(3 * l)], 16),
+    ) {
+        let m = if l == 1 { 0x11 } else { 1 };
+        Ok(anstyle::Color::from((r * m, g * m, b * m)))
+    } else {
+        Err(())
+    }
+}
+
 /// Type for errors returned by the parser.
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 #[non_exhaustive]
@@ -217,12 +222,12 @@ mod tests {
         test!("#204060" => RgbColor(0x20,0x40,0x60).on_default());
         test!("#1a2b3c" => RgbColor(0x1a,0x2b,0x3c).on_default());
         test!("#000" => RgbColor(0,0,0).on_default());
-        test!("#cba" => RgbColor(0xc,0xb,0xa).on_default());
-        test!("#cba   " => RgbColor(0xc,0xb,0xa).on_default());
-        test!("#987 #135" => RgbColor(9,8,7).on(RgbColor(1, 3, 5)));
-        test!("#987    #135   " => RgbColor(9,8,7).on(RgbColor(1, 3, 5)));
-        test!("#123 #abcdef" => RgbColor(1,2,3).on(RgbColor(0xab, 0xcd, 0xef)));
-        test!("#654321 #a9b" => RgbColor(0x65,0x43,0x21).on(RgbColor(0xa, 0x9, 0xb)));
+        test!("#cba" => RgbColor(0xcc, 0xbb, 0xaa).on_default());
+        test!("#cba   " => RgbColor(0xcc, 0xbb, 0xaa).on_default());
+        test!("#987 #135" => RgbColor(0x99, 0x88, 0x77).on(RgbColor(0x11, 0x33, 0x55)));
+        test!("#987    #135   " => RgbColor(0x99, 0x88, 0x77).on(RgbColor(0x11, 0x33, 0x55)));
+        test!("#123 #abcdef" => RgbColor(0x11, 0x22, 0x33).on(RgbColor(0xab, 0xcd, 0xef)));
+        test!("#654321 #a9b" => RgbColor(0x65, 0x43, 0x21).on(RgbColor(0xaa, 0x99, 0xbb)));
 
         test!("bold cyan white" => Cyan.on(White).bold());
         test!("bold cyan nobold white" => Cyan.on(White));
@@ -232,8 +237,8 @@ mod tests {
         test!("italic cyan white" => Cyan.on(White).italic());
         test!("strike cyan white" => Cyan.on(White).strikethrough());
         test!("blink #050505 white" => RgbColor(5,5,5).on(White).blink());
-        test!("bold #987 green" => RgbColor(9,8,7).on(Green).bold());
-        test!("strike #147 #cba" => RgbColor(1,4,7).on(RgbColor(0xc, 0xb, 0xa)).strikethrough());
+        test!("bold #987 green" => RgbColor(0x99, 0x88, 0x77).on(Green).bold());
+        test!("strike #147 #cba" => RgbColor(0x11, 0x44, 0x77).on(RgbColor(0xcc, 0xbb, 0xaa)).strikethrough());
     }
 
     #[test]