diff --git a/packages/normalize-color/__tests__/normalizeColor-test.js b/packages/normalize-color/__tests__/normalizeColor-test.js
index 95a26a415ec9..338d35684858 100644
--- a/packages/normalize-color/__tests__/normalizeColor-test.js
+++ b/packages/normalize-color/__tests__/normalizeColor-test.js
@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@ it('refuses non-spec compliant colors', () => {
   expect(normalizeColor('rgb(1%, 2%, 3%)')).toBe(null);
 });
 
+it('refuses a string that only contains a functional color', () => {
+  expect(normalizeColor('xxrgb(1, 2, 3)yy')).toBe(null);
+  expect(normalizeColor('rgba(1, 2, 3, 0.5) extra')).toBe(null);
+  expect(normalizeColor('0 0 0 1px rgba(124, 58, 237, 1)')).toBe(null);
+  expect(normalizeColor('drop-shadow(0 0 4px hsl(0, 100%, 50%))')).toBe(null);
+  expect(normalizeColor('hsla(0, 100%, 50%, 1);')).toBe(null);
+  expect(normalizeColor('x hwb(0 0% 0%)')).toBe(null);
+});
+
 it('handles hex6 properly', () => {
   expect(normalizeColor('#000000')).toBe(0x000000ff);
   expect(normalizeColor('#ffffff')).toBe(0xffffffff);
diff --git a/packages/normalize-color/index.js b/packages/normalize-color/index.js
index 05bdc3adc93e..0500a1cc82c3 100644
--- a/packages/normalize-color/index.js
+++ b/packages/normalize-color/index.js
@@ -277,22 +277,22 @@ function getMatchers() {
       callWithSlashSeparator(NUMBER, NUMBER, NUMBER, NUMBER);
 
     cachedMatchers = {
-      rgb: new RegExp('rgb(' + rgbRegexPattern + ')'),
-      rgba: new RegExp('rgba(' + rgbRegexPattern + ')'),
-      hsl: new RegExp('hsl' + call(NUMBER, PERCENTAGE, PERCENTAGE)),
+      rgb: new RegExp('^rgb(' + rgbRegexPattern + ')$'),
+      rgba: new RegExp('^rgba(' + rgbRegexPattern + ')$'),
+      hsl: new RegExp('^hsl' + call(NUMBER, PERCENTAGE, PERCENTAGE) + '$'),
       hsla: new RegExp(
-        'hsla(' +
+        '^hsla(' +
           commaSeparatedCall(NUMBER, PERCENTAGE, PERCENTAGE, NUMBER) +
           '|' +
           callWithSlashSeparator(NUMBER, PERCENTAGE, PERCENTAGE, NUMBER) +
-          ')',
+          ')$',
       ),
       hwb: new RegExp(
-        'hwb(' +
+        '^hwb(' +
           callModern(NUMBER, PERCENTAGE, PERCENTAGE) +
           '|' +
           callWithSlashSeparator(NUMBER, PERCENTAGE, PERCENTAGE, NUMBER) +
-          ')',
+          ')$',
       ),
       hex3: /^#([0-9a-fA-F]{1})([0-9a-fA-F]{1})([0-9a-fA-F]{1})$/,
       hex4: /^#([0-9a-fA-F]{1})([0-9a-fA-F]{1})([0-9a-fA-F]{1})([0-9a-fA-F]{1})$/,
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/__tests__/Interpolation-itest.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/__tests__/Interpolation-itest.js
index da1ed8489130..75bbb57613a2 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/__tests__/Interpolation-itest.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/__tests__/Interpolation-itest.js
@@ -333,6 +333,20 @@ describe('Interpolation', () => {
     expect(interpolation(1)).toBe('translate(20px, 10px)');
   });
 
+  it('should keep the rest of a string range that contains a color', () => {
+    const interpolation = createInterpolation({
+      inputRange: [0, 1],
+      outputRange: [
+        'inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(124, 58, 237, 1)',
+        'inset 0 0 0 3px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.5)',
+      ],
+    });
+
+    expect(interpolation(0)).toBe('inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(124, 58, 237, 1)');
+    expect(interpolation(0.5)).toBe('inset 0 0 0 2px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.75)');
+    expect(interpolation(1)).toBe('inset 0 0 0 3px rgba(124, 58, 237, 0.5)');
+  });
+
   it('should crash when chaining an interpolation that returns a string', () => {
     const interpolation = createInterpolation({
       inputRange: [0, 1],