diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index c27ba24..c0ed676 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,20 +1,35 @@
 module.exports = function hexToRgb (hex) {
-  
+
   if (hex.charAt && hex.charAt(0) === '#') {
-    hex = removeHash(hex);
+    hex = removeHash(hex)
+  }
+
+  if (hex.length === 3) {
+    hex = expand(hex)
   }
-  
-  var bigint = parseInt(hex, 16);
-  var r = (bigint >> 16) & 255;
-  var g = (bigint >> 8) & 255;
-  var b = bigint & 255;
 
-  return [r, g, b];
-};
+  var bigint = parseInt(hex, 16)
+  var r = (bigint >> 16) & 255
+  var g = (bigint >> 8) & 255
+  var b = bigint & 255
+
+  return [r, g, b]
+}
 
 function removeHash (hex) {
-  
-  var arr = hex.split('');
-  arr.shift();
-  return arr.join('');
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+  var arr = hex.split('')
+  arr.shift()
+  return arr.join('')
+}
+
+function expand (hex) {
+
+  return hex
+    .split('')
+    .reduce(function (accum, value) {
+
+      return accum.concat([value, value])
+    }, [])
+    .join('')
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5f311f2..af16fe6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "hex-to-rgb",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.0.1",
   "description": "Convert color hex value to rgb",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 97b32ea..41f30bd 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ var hexToRgb = require('./index');
 var test = require('tape');
 
 test('converts', function (t) {
-  
+
   t.deepEqual(hexToRgb('000000'), [0,0,0], 'black converted');
   t.deepEqual(hexToRgb('000'), [0,0,0], 'black shorthand converted');
   t.deepEqual(hexToRgb('#ffffff'), [255,255,255], 'white converted with hash');