diff --git a/src/Tween.js b/src/Tween.js
index d85d25ab..ce80724e 100644
--- a/src/Tween.js
+++ b/src/Tween.js
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
          * @param {Integer} t time in seconds between 0 and the duration
          */
         seek: function(t) {
-            this.node = node;
+            var node = this.node;
             this._iterate(function(tween) {
                 tween.seek(t * 1000);
             });
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
          * @memberof Kinetic.Tween.prototype
          */
         finish: function() {
-            this.node = node;
+            var node = this.node;
             this._iterate(function(tween) {
                 tween.finish();
             });
diff --git a/src/Util.js b/src/Util.js
index dbf39441..54135c0f 100644
--- a/src/Util.js
+++ b/src/Util.js
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@
         PI_OVER_DEG180 = Math.PI / 180,
         DEG180_OVER_PI = 180 / Math.PI,
         HASH = '#',
+        EMPTY_STRING = '',
         ZERO = '0',
         KINETIC_WARNING = 'Kinetic warning: ',
         RGB_PAREN = 'rgb(',
@@ -536,6 +537,7 @@
             return ((1 << 24) + (r << 16) + (g << 8) + b).toString(16).slice(1);
         },
         _hexToRgb: function(hex) {
+            hex = hex.replace(HASH, EMPTY_STRING);
             var bigint = parseInt(hex, 16);
             return {
                 r: (bigint >> 16) & 255,