diff --git a/inference/core/workflows/core_steps/visualizations/common/utils.py b/inference/core/workflows/core_steps/visualizations/common/utils.py
index 812e2c8333..42ef73b5dd 100644
--- a/inference/core/workflows/core_steps/visualizations/common/utils.py
+++ b/inference/core/workflows/core_steps/visualizations/common/utils.py
@@ -1,18 +1,44 @@
 import supervision as sv
 
+_COLOR_ATTRS = {
+    attr
+    for attr in dir(sv.Color)
+    if not attr.startswith("_") and isinstance(getattr(sv.Color, attr), sv.Color)
+}
+
+_COLOR_NAME_MAP = {attr.lower(): getattr(sv.Color, attr) for attr in _COLOR_ATTRS}
+
 
 def str_to_color(color: str) -> sv.Color:
     if color.startswith("#"):
         return sv.Color.from_hex(color)
     elif color.startswith("rgb"):
-        r, g, b = map(int, color[4:-1].split(","))
+        # Avoid map(int, ...) for short tuples; use a generator expression with tuple unpack for small benefit
+        # Avoid parsing overhead by splitting once and unpacking directly
+        values = color[4:-1].split(",")
+        if len(values) == 3:
+            # Avoid the slight overhead of map for 3 ints
+            r = int(values[0])
+            g = int(values[1])
+            b = int(values[2])
+            return sv.Color.from_rgb_tuple((r, g, b))
+        # Error case - let it raise naturally as before (ValueError from int conversion or tuple unpack)
+        r, g, b = map(int, values)
         return sv.Color.from_rgb_tuple((r, g, b))
     elif color.startswith("bgr"):
-        b, g, r = map(int, color[4:-1].split(","))
+        values = color[4:-1].split(",")
+        if len(values) == 3:
+            b = int(values[0])
+            g = int(values[1])
+            r = int(values[2])
+            return sv.Color.from_bgr_tuple((b, g, r))
+        b, g, r = map(int, values)
         return sv.Color.from_bgr_tuple((b, g, r))
-    elif hasattr(sv.Color, color.upper()):
-        return getattr(sv.Color, color.upper())
     else:
+        # Only compute .lower() ONCE and use precomputed mapping for attribute access
+        color_key = color.lower()
+        if color_key in _COLOR_NAME_MAP:
+            return _COLOR_NAME_MAP[color_key]
         raise ValueError(
             f"Invalid text color: {color}; valid formats are #RRGGBB, rgb(R, G, B), bgr(B, G, R), or a valid color name (like WHITE, BLACK, or BLUE)."
         )