diff --git a/lib/CSSStyleDeclaration.test.js b/lib/CSSStyleDeclaration.test.js
index 9fa8ed3b..6e347112 100644
--- a/lib/CSSStyleDeclaration.test.js
+++ b/lib/CSSStyleDeclaration.test.js
@@ -553,4 +553,16 @@ describe('CSSStyleDeclaration', () => {
     style.setProperty('width', 'calc(100% - 100px)');
     expect(style.getPropertyValue('width')).toEqual('calc(100% - 100px)');
   });
+
+  test('supports var', () => {
+    const style = new CSSStyleDeclaration();
+    style.setProperty('width', 'var(--value)');
+    expect(style.getPropertyValue('width')).toEqual('var(--value)');
+  });
+
+  test('supports color var', () => {
+    const style = new CSSStyleDeclaration();
+    style.setProperty('color', 'var(--foo)');
+    expect(style.getPropertyValue('color')).toEqual('var(--foo)');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/lib/parsers.js b/lib/parsers.js
index 8ecdf5e3..e3cc854a 100644
--- a/lib/parsers.js
+++ b/lib/parsers.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ exports.TYPES = {
   KEYWORD: 9,
   NULL_OR_EMPTY_STR: 10,
   CALC: 11,
+  VARIABLE: 12
 };
 
 // rough regular expressions
@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@ var stringRegEx = /^("[^"]*"|'[^']*')$/;
 var colorRegEx1 = /^#([0-9a-fA-F]{3,4}){1,2}$/;
 var colorRegEx2 = /^rgb\(([^)]*)\)$/;
 var colorRegEx3 = /^rgba\(([^)]*)\)$/;
-var calcRegEx = /^calc\(([^)]*)\)$/;
+var calcRegEx = /^calc\((.*)\)$/;
+var variableRegEx = /^var\(--([^)]*)\)$/;
 var colorRegEx4 = /^hsla?\(\s*(-?\d+|-?\d*.\d+)\s*,\s*(-?\d+|-?\d*.\d+)%\s*,\s*(-?\d+|-?\d*.\d+)%\s*(,\s*(-?\d+|-?\d*.\d+)\s*)?\)/;
 var angleRegEx = /^([-+]?[0-9]*\.?[0-9]+)(deg|grad|rad)$/;
 
@@ -66,6 +68,9 @@ exports.valueType = function valueType(val) {
   if (calcRegEx.test(val)) {
     return exports.TYPES.CALC;
   }
+  if (variableRegEx.test(val)) {
+    return exports.TYPES.VARIABLE;
+  }
   if (stringRegEx.test(val)) {
     return exports.TYPES.STRING;
   }
@@ -208,7 +213,8 @@ exports.parsePercent = function parsePercent(val) {
 // either a length or a percent
 exports.parseMeasurement = function parseMeasurement(val) {
   var type = exports.valueType(val);
-  if (type === exports.TYPES.CALC) {
+  if (type === exports.TYPES.CALC || 
+    type === exports.TYPES.VARIABLE) {
     return val;
   }
 
@@ -287,7 +293,8 @@ exports.parseString = function parseString(val) {
 
 exports.parseColor = function parseColor(val) {
   var type = exports.valueType(val);
-  if (type === exports.TYPES.NULL_OR_EMPTY_STR) {
+  if (type === exports.TYPES.NULL_OR_EMPTY_STR 
+    || type === exports.TYPES.VARIABLE) {
     return val;
   }
   var red,
diff --git a/lib/parsers.test.js b/lib/parsers.test.js
index 926f7e74..95daaee5 100644
--- a/lib/parsers.test.js
+++ b/lib/parsers.test.js
@@ -72,6 +72,20 @@ describe('valueType', () => {
 
     expect(output).toEqual(parsers.TYPES.CALC);
   });
+
+  it('returns calc from calc(100px * (6 - 4))', () => {
+    let input = 'calc(100px * (6 - 4))';
+    let output = parsers.valueType(input);
+
+    expect(output).toEqual(parsers.TYPES.CALC);
+  });
+
+  it('returns variable from var(--value)', () => {
+    let input = 'var(--value)';
+    let output = parsers.valueType(input);
+
+    expect(output).toEqual(parsers.TYPES.VARIABLE);
+  });
 });
 describe('parseInteger', () => {
   it.todo('test');
@@ -86,6 +100,55 @@ describe('parsePercent', () => {
   it.todo('test');
 });
 describe('parseMeasurement', () => {
+  it('accepts px', () => {
+    let input = '15px';
+    let output = parsers.parseMeasurement(input);
+
+    expect(output).toEqual('15px');
+  });
+  it('accepts percent', () => {
+    let input = '15%';
+    let output = parsers.parseMeasurement(input);
+
+    expect(output).toEqual('15%');
+  });
+  it('defaults to undefined', () => {
+    let input = '15';
+    let output = parsers.parseMeasurement(input);
+
+    expect(output).toEqual(undefined);
+  });
+  it('accepts zero without unit', () => {
+    let input = '0';
+    let output = parsers.parseMeasurement(input);
+
+    expect(output).toEqual('0px');
+  });
+  it('rejects other unit', () => {
+    let input = '15deg';
+    let output = parsers.parseMeasurement(input);
+
+    expect(output).toEqual(undefined);
+  });
+  it('keeps value definition starting with calc', () => {
+    let input = 'calc(100% / 4)';
+    let output = parsers.parseMeasurement(input);
+
+    expect(output).toEqual('calc(100% / 4)');
+  });
+  it('keeps value definition starting with var', () => {
+    let input = 'var(--value)';
+    let output = parsers.parseMeasurement(input);
+
+    expect(output).toEqual('var(--value)');
+  });
+  it('keeps value definition combining calc and var', () => {
+    let input = 'calc((20 - 18) * 2 * var(--value))';
+    let output = parsers.parseMeasurement(input);
+
+    expect(output).toEqual('calc((20 - 18) * 2 * var(--value))');
+  });
+
   it.todo('test');
 });
 describe('parseUrl', () => {
@@ -107,6 +170,12 @@ describe('parseColor', () => {
 
     expect(output).toEqual('rgba(5, 5, 5, 0.5)');
   });
+  it('should keep value definition when it starts with var', () => {
+    let input = 'var(--value)';
+    let output = parsers.parseColor(input);
+
+    expect(output).toEqual('var(--value)');
+  });
 
   it.todo('Add more tests');
 });