diff --git a/packages/text/src/Text.js b/packages/text/src/Text.js
index e86b682..e702d74 100644
--- a/packages/text/src/Text.js
+++ b/packages/text/src/Text.js
@@ -412,6 +412,10 @@
         {
             return style.fill;
         }
+        else if (style.fill.length === 1)
+        {
+            return style.fill[0];
+        }
 
         // the gradient will be evenly spaced out according to how large the array is.
         // ['#FF0000', '#00FF00', '#0000FF'] would created stops at 0.25, 0.5 and 0.75