diff --git a/packages/panels/src/AvatarProviders/UiAvatarsProvider.php b/packages/panels/src/AvatarProviders/UiAvatarsProvider.php
index 7cd18a40d7..72a33c0d5d 100644
--- a/packages/panels/src/AvatarProviders/UiAvatarsProvider.php
+++ b/packages/panels/src/AvatarProviders/UiAvatarsProvider.php
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ class UiAvatarsProvider implements Contracts\AvatarProvider
             ->map(fn (string $segment): string => filled($segment) ? mb_substr($segment, 0, 1) : '')
             ->join(' ');
 
-        return 'https://ui-avatars.com/api/?name=' . urlencode($name) . '&color=FFFFFF&background=' . urlencode(FilamentColor::getColor('gray')[950] ?? Color::Gray[950]);
+        $background = Color::convertToHex(FilamentColor::getColor('gray')[950] ?? Color::Gray[950]);
+
+        return 'https://ui-avatars.com/api/?name=' . urlencode($name) . '&format=svg&color=FFFFFF&background=' . urlencode($background);
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/support/src/Colors/Color.php b/packages/support/src/Colors/Color.php
index b8b92894a7..03f8ff0055 100644
--- a/packages/support/src/Colors/Color.php
+++ b/packages/support/src/Colors/Color.php
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace Filament\Support\Colors;
 
+use Illuminate\Support\Str;
+
 class Color
 {
     public const Slate = [
@@ -478,6 +480,19 @@ class Color
         return "rgb({$red}, {$green}, {$blue})";
     }
 
+    public static function convertToHex(string $color): string
+    {
+        if (str_starts_with($color, '#')) {
+            return Str::lower($color);
+        }
+
+        $color = static::convertToRgb($color);
+
+        [$red, $green, $blue] = sscanf($color, 'rgb(%d, %d, %d)');
+
+        return sprintf('#%02x%02x%02x', $red, $green, $blue);
+    }
+
     public static function calculateContrastRatio(string $color1, string $color2): float
     {
         $color1 = str_replace(' ', '', static::convertToRgb($color1));
diff --git a/tests/src/Panels/Configuration/AvatarProviderTest.php b/tests/src/Panels/Configuration/AvatarProviderTest.php
index f14b347ffe..1ea548c6b3 100644
--- a/tests/src/Panels/Configuration/AvatarProviderTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/Panels/Configuration/AvatarProviderTest.php
@@ -41,4 +41,5 @@ it('includes background color in the URL', function (): void {
     $url = $provider->get($user);
 
     expect($url)->toContain('background=');
+    expect($url)->toMatch('/background=%23([0-9a-f]{3}){1,2}$/');
 });
diff --git a/tests/src/Support/ColorTest.php b/tests/src/Support/ColorTest.php
index 358a42c948..7a3c2ceb05 100644
--- a/tests/src/Support/ColorTest.php
+++ b/tests/src/Support/ColorTest.php
@@ -122,6 +122,20 @@ it('converts an OKLCH color to RGB via `convertToRgb()`', function (): void {
     expect($result)->toStartWith('rgb(');
 });
 
+it('passes through a HEX color unchanged via `convertToHex()`', function (): void {
+    expect(Color::convertToHex('#ff0000'))->toBe('#ff0000');
+});
+
+it('converts an RGB color to HEX via `convertToHex()`', function (): void {
+    expect(Color::convertToHex('rgb(255, 0, 0)'))->toBe('#ff0000');
+});
+
+it('converts an OKLCH color to HEX via `convertToHex()`', function (): void {
+    $result = Color::convertToHex('oklch(0.637 0.237 25.331)');
+
+    expect($result)->toMatch('/^#[0-9a-f]{6}$/');
+});
+
 it('calculates a contrast ratio greater than 1 via `calculateContrastRatio()`', function (): void {
     $ratio = Color::calculateContrastRatio('#ffffff', '#000000');