diff --git a/components/gfx/color.rs b/components/gfx/color.rs
index f1f589ef4b7..0bf03bff6dc 100644
--- a/components/gfx/color.rs
+++ b/components/gfx/color.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ pub fn rgba(r: AzFloat, g: AzFloat, b: AzFloat, a: AzFloat) -> AzColor {
 
 #[inline]
 pub fn black() -> AzColor {
+    AzColor { r: 0.0, g: 0.0, b: 0.0, a: 1.0 }
+}
+
+#[inline]
+pub fn transparent_black() -> AzColor {
     AzColor { r: 0.0, g: 0.0, b: 0.0, a: 0.0 }
 }