diff --git a/cypress/integration/background-color-spec.js b/cypress/integration/background-color-spec.js
index ea7a1ae..4a78664 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/background-color-spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/background-color-spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* eslint-env mocha */
 /* global cy */
-import hex2rgb from 'hex2rgb'
 import { editorVisible } from '../support'
 
 // usually we can visit the page before each test
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ describe('background color', () => {
     cy.url().should('contain', '?bg=')
 
     // confirm color change
-    cy.get('.container-bg .bg').should('have.css', 'background-color', hex2rgb(darkRed).rgbString)
+    cy.get('.container-bg .bg').should('have.css', 'background-color', 'rgb(208, 2, 27)')
   })
 
   it('specifies color in url', () => {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 85d22d5..f081991 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
     "eslint": "^5.11.1",
     "eslint-plugin-import": "^2.11.0",
     "eslint-plugin-react": "^7.12.2",
-    "hex2rgb": "^2.2.0",
     "husky": "^1.3.1",
     "lint-staged": "^8.1.0",
     "now": "^12.1.14"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index af40c30..699a534 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3525,11 +3525,6 @@ hash.js@^1.0.0, hash.js@^1.0.3:
     inherits "^2.0.3"
     minimalistic-assert "^1.0.1"
 
-hex2rgb@^2.2.0:
-  version "2.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/hex2rgb/-/hex2rgb-2.2.0.tgz#dbae1d6bf9b22c7907d017a3e6b98608eba0b6fc"
-  integrity sha1-264da/myLHkH0Bej5rmGCOugtvw=
-
 highlight.js@^9.12.0, highlight.js@^9.13.1:
   version "9.13.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/highlight.js/-/highlight.js-9.13.1.tgz#054586d53a6863311168488a0f58d6c505ce641e"