diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d3af489..1545ad4 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 module.exports = parse;
 
 function parse(str) {
-  return new Parser(str).parse();
+  var cleanStr = str.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/, '');
+  return new Parser(cleanStr).parse();
 }
 
 function Parser(str) {
@@ -10,20 +11,27 @@ function Parser(str) {
 }
 
 Parser.prototype.skip = function(m){
-  this.str = this.str.slice(m[0].length);
+  this.str = this.str.slice(m.length);
 };
 
 Parser.prototype.comma = function(){
   var m = /^, */.exec(this.str);
   if (!m) return;
-  this.skip(m);
+  this.skip(m[0]);
   return { type: 'comma', string: ',' };
 };
 
+Parser.prototype.operator = function(){
+  var m = /^\/ */.exec(this.str);
+  if (!m) return;
+  this.skip(m[0]);
+  return { type: 'operator', value: '/' };
+};
+
 Parser.prototype.ident = function(){
   var m = /^([\w-]+) */.exec(this.str);
   if (!m) return;
-  this.skip(m);
+  this.skip(m[0]);
   return {
     type: 'ident',
     string: m[1]
@@ -31,9 +39,9 @@ Parser.prototype.ident = function(){
 };
 
 Parser.prototype.int = function(){
-  var m = /^((\d+)(\S+)?) */.exec(this.str);
+  var m = /^((-?\d+)([^\s\/]+)?) */.exec(this.str);
   if (!m) return;
-  this.skip(m);
+  this.skip(m[0]);
   var n = ~~m[2];
   var u = m[3];
 
@@ -46,9 +54,9 @@ Parser.prototype.int = function(){
 };
 
 Parser.prototype.float = function(){
-  var m = /^(((?:\d+)?\.\d+)(\S+)?) */.exec(this.str);
+  var m = /^((-?(?:\d+)?\.\d+)([^\s\/]+)?) */.exec(this.str);
   if (!m) return;
-  this.skip(m);
+  this.skip(m[0]);
   var n = parseFloat(m[2]);
   var u = m[3];
 
@@ -67,7 +75,7 @@ Parser.prototype.number = function(){
 Parser.prototype.double = function(){
   var m = /^"([^"]*)" */.exec(this.str);
   if (!m) return m;
-  this.skip(m);
+  this.skip(m[0]);
   return {
     type: 'string',
     quote: '"',
@@ -79,7 +87,7 @@ Parser.prototype.double = function(){
 Parser.prototype.single = function(){
   var m = /^'([^']*)' */.exec(this.str);
   if (!m) return m;
-  this.skip(m);
+  this.skip(m[0]);
   return {
     type: 'string',
     quote: "'",
@@ -92,9 +100,72 @@ Parser.prototype.string = function(){
   return this.single() || this.double();
 };
 
+Parser.prototype.color = function(){
+  var m = /^(rgba?\([^)]*\)) */.exec(this.str);
+  if (!m) return m;
+  this.skip(m[0]);
+  return {
+    type: 'color',
+    value: m[1]
+  }
+};
+
+Parser.prototype.url = function(){
+  var m = /^(url\([^)]*\)) */.exec(this.str);
+  if (!m) return m;
+  this.skip(m[0]);
+  return {
+    type: 'url',
+    value: m[1]
+  }
+};
+
+function readToMatchingParen(str) {
+  if(str[0] !== '(') {
+    throw new Error('expected opening paren');
+  }
+
+  var opens = 0;
+  for(var i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
+    if(str[i] === '(') {
+      opens++;
+    }
+    else if(str[i] === ')') {
+      opens--;
+    }
+
+    if(opens === 0) {
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if(opens !== 0) {
+    throw new Error('Failed parsing: No matching paren');
+  }
+
+  return str.slice(0, i + 1);
+}
+
+Parser.prototype.gradient = function(){
+  var m = /^(radial|linear)-gradient/.exec(this.str);
+  if (!m) return m;
+  this.skip(m[0]);
+
+  var gradientStr = readToMatchingParen(this.str);
+  this.skip(gradientStr);
+  return {
+    type: 'gradient',
+    value: m[0] + gradientStr
+  }
+};
 
 Parser.prototype.value = function(){
-  return this.number()
+  this.str = this.str.replace(/^\s+/, '');
+  return this.operator()
+    || this.number()
+    || this.color()
+    || this.gradient()
+    || this.url()
     || this.ident()
     || this.string()
     || this.comma();
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 086525a..7dc6607 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "css-value",
-  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "version": "0.0.2",
   "description": "CSS value parser",
-  "keywords": ["css", "parser", "value"],
+  "keywords": [
+    "css",
+    "parser",
+    "value"
+  ],
   "author": "TJ Holowaychuk <tj@vision-media.ca>",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -13,5 +17,8 @@
     "mocha": "~1.9.0",
     "should": "~1.2.2"
   },
-  "main": "index"
+  "main": "index",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "mocha -r should"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/test/cases/colors.js b/test/cases/colors.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28f690d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cases/colors.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+exports.string = 'rgba(1,2,3,4) rgb(9,8,7)';
+
+exports.object = [
+  { type: 'color', value: 'rgba(1,2,3,4)' },
+  { type: 'color', value: 'rgb(9,8,7)' }
+];
diff --git a/test/cases/gradients.js b/test/cases/gradients.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d8da89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cases/gradients.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+exports.string = 'linear-gradient(to bottom, rgb(142, 75, 75), rgb(0, 0, 0))';
+
+exports.object = [
+  { type: 'gradient', value: 'linear-gradient(to bottom, rgb(142, 75, 75), rgb(0, 0, 0))' }
+];
+
diff --git a/test/cases/numbers.js b/test/cases/numbers.js
index 353aac9..2408d00 100644
--- a/test/cases/numbers.js
+++ b/test/cases/numbers.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-exports.string = '1px 0 0 5% .5px .10 1.5';
+exports.string = '1px 0 0 5% .5px .10 1.5 -1 -0.1';
 
 exports.object = [
   { type: 'number', string: '1px', unit: 'px', value: 1 },
@@ -8,5 +8,7 @@ exports.object = [
   { type: 'number', string: '5%', unit: '%', value: 5 },
   { type: 'number', string: '.5px', unit: 'px', value: .5 },
   { type: 'number', string: '.10', unit: '', value: .1 },
-  { type: 'number', string: '1.5', unit: '', value: 1.5 }
+  { type: 'number', string: '1.5', unit: '', value: 1.5 },
+  { type: 'number', string: '-1', unit: '', value: -1 },
+  { type: 'number', string: '-0.1', unit: '', value: -0.1 }
 ];
diff --git a/test/cases/operators.js b/test/cases/operators.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc4d113
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cases/operators.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+exports.string = '50px/50% auto/auto';
+
+exports.object = [
+  { type: 'number', string: '50px', unit: 'px', value: 50 },
+  { type: 'operator', value: '/' },
+  { type: 'number', string: '50%', unit: '%', value: 50 },
+  { type: 'ident', string: 'auto' },
+  { type: 'operator', value: '/' },
+  { type: 'ident', string: 'auto' }
+];
+
+
diff --git a/test/cases/space-in-front.js b/test/cases/space-in-front.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ba1057
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cases/space-in-front.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+exports.string = ' rgba(1,2,3,4)';
+
+exports.object = [
+  { type: 'color', value: 'rgba(1,2,3,4)' }
+]
diff --git a/test/cases/urls.js b/test/cases/urls.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d2403e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cases/urls.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+exports.string = 'url(http://foo.bar.com/whatever.png)';
+
+exports.object = [
+  { type: 'url', value: 'url(http://foo.bar.com/whatever.png)' }
+];
+
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index 77b6776..e38ca14 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ var readdir = fs.readdirSync;
 var path = require('path');
 var basename = path.basename;
 
-readdir('test/cases').forEach(function(file){
+readdir('test/cases')
+.filter(function(fn) { return /\.js$/.test(fn); })
+.forEach(function(file){
   var mod = require(path.resolve('test/cases/' + file));
   var title = basename(file, '.js');
   it('should support ' + title, function(){