diff --git a/src/Parse.js b/src/Parse.js
index da0e4b5..4f9a03a 100644
--- a/src/Parse.js
+++ b/src/Parse.js
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ _html2canvas.Parse = function ( images, options ) {
     }
     
     
-    stack.backgroundColor = getCSS( body, "backgroundColor" );
+    stack.backgroundColor = getCSS( document.documentElement, "backgroundColor" );
     
     return stack;