diff --git a/src/Color.i b/src/Color.i
index 946b6938f..f044e2430 100644
--- a/src/Color.i
+++ b/src/Color.i
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #include <ignition/math/config.hh>
 %}
 
+%include "std_string.i"
+
 namespace ignition
 {
   namespace math
@@ -90,5 +92,20 @@ namespace ignition
         private: float b = 0;
         private: float a = 1;
       };
+
+      %extend Color{
+        float __getitem__(const unsigned int i)
+        {
+          return (*$self)[i];
+        }
+      }
+
+      %extend Color {
+        std::string __str__() const {
+          std::ostringstream out;
+          out << *$self;
+          return out.str();
+        }
+      }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/Color_TEST.py b/src/Color_TEST.py
index 15a241a26..79b6c7d9d 100644
--- a/src/Color_TEST.py
+++ b/src/Color_TEST.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import unittest
+import math
 from ignition.math import Color
 from ignition.math import Vector3f
 
@@ -170,6 +171,13 @@ def test_color(self):
         self.assertAlmostEqual(1.0, clr.B())
         self.assertAlmostEqual(1.0, clr.A())
 
+        clr.SetFromHSV(300, 0.5, 1.0)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(1.0, clr[0])
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(0.5, clr[1])
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(1.0, clr[2])
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(1.0, clr[3])
+        self.assertTrue(math.isnan(clr[4]))
+
         clr.Set(0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4)
         clr = clr + 0.2
         self.assertTrue(clr == Color(0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6))
@@ -286,6 +294,10 @@ def test_const_set(self):
 
         self.assertTrue(clr2 != clr)
 
+    def test_stream_out(self):
+        c = Color(0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.5)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(str(c), "0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5")
+
     def test_HSV(self):
         clr = Color()
         hsv = clr.HSV()