diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f00ec3e..7e67494 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 .idea/
 build/
-signwriting.egg-info/
\ No newline at end of file
+signwriting.egg-info/
+__pycache__/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/signwriting/visualizer/test_assets/M518x518S30a00482x483S33e00482x483.png b/signwriting/visualizer/test_assets/M518x518S30a00482x483S33e00482x483.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5644b00
Binary files /dev/null and b/signwriting/visualizer/test_assets/M518x518S30a00482x483S33e00482x483.png differ
diff --git a/signwriting/visualizer/test_visualize.py b/signwriting/visualizer/test_visualize.py
index 7d27d44..630fa68 100644
--- a/signwriting/visualizer/test_visualize.py
+++ b/signwriting/visualizer/test_visualize.py
@@ -54,6 +54,17 @@ def test_image_small_box_is_corrected(self):
 
         assert_array_equal(np.array(image), np.array(reference_image))
 
+    def test_image_with_line_and_embedded_color(self):
+        fsw = "M518x518S30a00482x483S33e00482x483"
+
+        image = signwriting_to_image("M518x518S30a00482x483S33e00482x483",
+                                     line_color=(144, 70, 180, 255), embedded_color=True)
+
+        assets_path = Path(__file__).parent / "test_assets" / f"{fsw}.png"
+        reference_image = Image.open(assets_path)
+
+        assert_array_equal(np.array(image), np.array(reference_image))
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/signwriting/visualizer/visualize.py b/signwriting/visualizer/visualize.py
index 2428fc0..c7c4dd3 100644
--- a/signwriting/visualizer/visualize.py
+++ b/signwriting/visualizer/visualize.py
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ def get_symbol_size(symbol: str):
 
 
 # pylint: disable=too-many-locals
-def signwriting_to_image(fsw: str, antialiasing=True, trust_box=True) -> Image:
+def signwriting_to_image(fsw: str, antialiasing=True, trust_box=True,
+                         line_color: tuple[int, int , int, int]=(0, 0, 0, 255), embedded_color=False) -> Image:
     sign = fsw_to_sign(fsw)
     if len(sign['symbols']) == 0:
         return Image.new('RGBA', (1, 1), (0, 0, 0, 0))
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ def signwriting_to_image(fsw: str, antialiasing=True, trust_box=True) -> Image:
             max_y = max(max_y, symbol_y + symbol_height)
 
     img = Image.new('RGBA', (max_x - min_x, max_y - min_y), (255, 255, 255, 0))
-    draw = ImageDraw.Draw(img)
+    draw = ImageDraw.Draw(img, 'RGBA')
     if not antialiasing:
         draw.fontmode = '1'
 
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ def signwriting_to_image(fsw: str, antialiasing=True, trust_box=True) -> Image:
         x, y = symbol["position"]
         x, y = x - min_x, y - min_y
         symbol_id = key2id(symbol["symbol"])
-        draw.text((x, y), symbol_fill(symbol_id), font=fill_font, fill=(255, 255, 255))
-        draw.text((x, y), symbol_line(symbol_id), font=line_font, fill=(0, 0, 0))
+        draw.text((x, y), symbol_fill(symbol_id), (255, 255, 255, 255), fill_font)
+        draw.text((x, y), symbol_line(symbol_id), line_color, line_font, embedded_color=embedded_color)
 
     return img