diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/graphics/platform/ios/Color.cpp b/ReactCommon/fabric/graphics/platform/ios/Color.cpp
index db03a0f4a..0682a7938 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/graphics/platform/ios/Color.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/graphics/platform/ios/Color.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ SharedColor colorFromComponents(ColorComponents components) {
 }
 
 ColorComponents colorComponentsFromColor(SharedColor color) {
+  if (!color) {
+    // Empty color object can be considered as `clear` (black, fully transparent) color.
+    return ColorComponents {0, 0, 0, 0};
+  }
+
   int numberOfComponents = CGColorGetNumberOfComponents(color.get());
   assert(numberOfComponents == 4);
   const CGFloat *components = CGColorGetComponents(color.get());