diff --git a/pixi.lock b/pixi.lock
index 2ae0b47..37011eb 100644
--- a/pixi.lock
+++ b/pixi.lock
@@ -1454,11 +1454,11 @@ packages:
   name: ewoksdraw
   requires_dist:
   - defusedxml
+  - ewokscore==5.1.0rc3
   - reportlab
   - typing-extensions ; python_full_version < '3.11'
   - xmltodict
   - pyelk @ git+https://github.com/LudoBroche/pyelk.git@ewoksdraw-modifications
-  - ewokscore==5.1.0rc3
   - pytest>=7 ; extra == 'test'
   - ewoksdraw[test] ; extra == 'dev'
   - ruff>=0.16.0 ; extra == 'dev'
diff --git a/src/ewoksdraw/svg/utils.py b/src/ewoksdraw/svg/utils.py
index db523f5..1e2e8be 100644
--- a/src/ewoksdraw/svg/utils.py
+++ b/src/ewoksdraw/svg/utils.py
@@ -2,15 +2,42 @@
 from xml.etree.ElementTree import Element
 
 CSS_DIR = Path(__file__).parent.parent / "css_styles"
+ROOT_CSS_PATH = CSS_DIR / "root.css"
 
 
-def generate_style_element(css_file_name: str) -> None | Element:
-    css_file_path = CSS_DIR / css_file_name
-    if not css_file_path.exists():
-        return None
-
-    with open(css_file_path, "r") as css_file:
-        css_content = css_file.read()
+def generate_style_element(css_file_name: str) -> Element:
+    css = (CSS_DIR / css_file_name).read_text()
+    css_with_fallback = _add_css_variable_fallback(css)
     style = Element("style")
-    style.text = f"<![CDATA[\n{css_content}\n]]>"
+    style.text = f"<![CDATA[\n{css_with_fallback}\n]]>"
     return style
+
+
+def _add_css_variable_fallback(css: str) -> str:
+
+    if "var(" not in css:
+        return css
+
+    theme_values = _read_theme_values()
+    css_with_plain_values = _replace_css_variables(css, theme_values)
+    original_css_if_supported = f"@supports (--css: variables) {{\n{css}\n}}"
+    return f"{css_with_plain_values}\n{original_css_if_supported}"
+
+
+def _read_theme_values() -> dict[str, str]:
+    """Read root.css into {"--link-color": "rgb(176, 147, 255)", ...}."""
+    root_css = ROOT_CSS_PATH.read_text()
+    theme_values: dict[str, str] = {}
+    for line in root_css.splitlines():
+        declaration = line.strip().removesuffix(";")
+        if declaration.startswith("--"):
+            name, value = declaration.split(": ")
+            theme_values[name] = value
+    return theme_values
+
+
+def _replace_css_variables(css: str, theme_values: dict[str, str]) -> str:
+    """Replace each "var(--link-color)" by its value, e.g. "rgb(176, 147, 255)"."""
+    for name, value in theme_values.items():
+        css = css.replace(f"var({name})", value)
+    return css
diff --git a/src/ewoksdraw/tests/test_svg_css_variables.py b/src/ewoksdraw/tests/test_svg_css_variables.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f35ef45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ewoksdraw/tests/test_svg_css_variables.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import pytest
+
+from ewoksdraw.svg import utils
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def css_dir(tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> Path:
+    (tmp_path / "root.css").write_text(
+        ".ewoksdraw {\n"
+        "  --link-color: #b093ff;\n"
+        "  --stroke-color: #ffffff;\n"
+        "  --error: #ff0000;\n"
+        "}\n"
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(utils, "ROOT_CSS_PATH", tmp_path / "root.css")
+    return tmp_path
+
+
+def test_variable_generates_fallback_and_supports(css_dir: Path) -> None:
+    result = utils._add_css_variable_fallback(".anchor { fill: var(--link-color); }")
+
+    assert " ".join(result.split()) == (
+        ".anchor { fill: #b093ff; } "
+        "@supports (--css: variables) { "
+        ".anchor { fill: var(--link-color); } }"
+    )
+
+
+def test_css_without_variables_is_unchanged(css_dir: Path) -> None:
+    css = ".anchor {\n  fill: purple;\n  stroke-width: 2;\n}\n"
+
+    assert utils._add_css_variable_fallback(css) == css
+
+
+def test_multiple_variables_are_replaced(css_dir: Path) -> None:
+    result = utils._add_css_variable_fallback(
+        ".anchor { fill: var(--link-color); "
+        "stroke: var(--stroke-color); stroke-width: 2; }"
+    )
+
+    assert " ".join(result.split()) == (
+        ".anchor { fill: #b093ff; stroke: #ffffff; stroke-width: 2; } "
+        "@supports (--css: variables) { "
+        ".anchor { fill: var(--link-color); "
+        "stroke: var(--stroke-color); stroke-width: 2; } }"
+    )
+
+
+def test_import_error_rule_stays_after_normal_rule(css_dir: Path) -> None:
+    result = utils._add_css_variable_fallback(
+        ".task_box { stroke: var(--stroke-color); }\n"
+        ".task_box[data-import-error=''] { stroke: var(--error); }"
+    )
+
+    assert " ".join(result.split()) == (
+        ".task_box { stroke: #ffffff; } "
+        ".task_box[data-import-error=''] { stroke: #ff0000; } "
+        "@supports (--css: variables) { "
+        ".task_box { stroke: var(--stroke-color); } "
+        ".task_box[data-import-error=''] { stroke: var(--error); } }"
+    )
diff --git a/src/ewoksdraw/tests/test_utils.py b/src/ewoksdraw/tests/test_utils.py
index d7334b5..662a949 100644
--- a/src/ewoksdraw/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/src/ewoksdraw/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from ..utils import get_task_id_from_target_id
 
 
-def test_edge_source_task_id_roundtrip():
+def test_edge_source_task_id_roundtrip() -> None:
     task_id = "pipeline.output.normalize"
     output_name = "value"
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def test_edge_source_task_id_roundtrip():
     assert get_task_id_from_source_id(source_id) == task_id
 
 
-def test_edge_target_task_id_roundtrip():
+def test_edge_target_task_id_roundtrip() -> None:
     task_id = "pipeline.input.normalize"
     output_name = "value"