diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py b/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
index 817c539d82..6d18980287 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/Draft.py
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ from draftutils.utils import filterObjectsForModifiers
 from draftutils.utils import is_closed_edge
 from draftutils.utils import isClosedEdge
 
+from draftutils.utils import get_rgb
+from draftutils.utils import getrgb
+
 from draftutils.gui_utils import get3DView
 from draftutils.gui_utils import get_3d_view
 
@@ -485,20 +488,6 @@ def getDXF(obj,direction=None):
     return result
 
 
-def getrgb(color,testbw=True):
-    """getRGB(color,[testbw]): returns a rgb value #000000 from a freecad color
-    if testwb = True (default), pure white will be converted into pure black"""
-    r = str(hex(int(color[0]*255)))[2:].zfill(2)
-    g = str(hex(int(color[1]*255)))[2:].zfill(2)
-    b = str(hex(int(color[2]*255)))[2:].zfill(2)
-    col = "#"+r+g+b
-    if testbw:
-        if col == "#ffffff":
-            #print(getParam('SvgLinesBlack'))
-            if getParam('SvgLinesBlack',True):
-                col = "#000000"
-    return col
-
 
 import getSVG as svg
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/draftutils/utils.py b/src/Mod/Draft/draftutils/utils.py
index bd3fca197d..0104cb5933 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/draftutils/utils.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/draftutils/utils.py
@@ -925,6 +925,31 @@ def svg_patterns():
 svgpatterns = svg_patterns
 
 
+def get_rgb(color, testbw=True):
+    """getRGB(color,[testbw])
+    
+    Return a rgb value #000000 from a freecad color
+    
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    testwb : bool (default = True)
+        pure white will be converted into pure black
+    """
+    r = str(hex(int(color[0]*255)))[2:].zfill(2)
+    g = str(hex(int(color[1]*255)))[2:].zfill(2)
+    b = str(hex(int(color[2]*255)))[2:].zfill(2)
+    col = "#"+r+g+b
+    if testbw:
+        if col == "#ffffff":
+            #print(getParam('SvgLinesBlack'))
+            if getParam('SvgLinesBlack',True):
+                col = "#000000"
+    return col
+
+
+getrgb = get_rgb
+
+
 def get_movable_children(objectslist, recursive=True):
     """Return a list of objects with child objects that move with a host.