diff --git a/src/Rule/CssTextStyleEmphasize.php b/src/Rule/CssTextStyleEmphasize.php
index 727ef40..e1ec606 100644
--- a/src/Rule/CssTextStyleEmphasize.php
+++ b/src/Rule/CssTextStyleEmphasize.php
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ public function check()
 		$default_background = $options['backgroundColor'];
 		$default_color = $options['textColor'];
 
-		foreach ($entries as $element) { 
+		foreach ($entries as $element) {
 			if ($element->nodeType !== XML_ELEMENT_NODE) {
 				continue;
 			}
@@ -276,7 +276,9 @@ public function check()
 					$style['font-style'] = "normal";
 				}
 
-				if ($element->tagName === 'h1' || $element->tagName === 'h2' || $element->tagName === 'h3' || $element->tagName === 'h4' || $element->tagName === 'h5' || $element->tagName === 'h6' || $font_size >= 18 || $font_size >= 14 && $bold) {
+				if ($element->tagName === 'h1' || $element->tagName === 'h2' || $element->tagName === 'h3' || $element->tagName === 'h4' || $element->tagName === 'h5' || $element->tagName === 'h6' || $this->checkTextEqualsHeadingText($element)) {
+					continue;
+				} elseif ($font_size >= 18 || $font_size >= 14 && $bold) {
 					if ($luminosity >= 3 && !$bold && !$italic) {
 						$this->message["backgroundColor"] = $background;
 						$this->message["color"] = $style["color"];
@@ -301,6 +303,33 @@ public function check()
 
 	// Helpers
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns true if the tag descends from a heading tag and
+	 * contains the same text, or false otherwise.
+	 * @param object $element A DOMElement object
+	 */
+	function checkTextEqualsHeadingText($element)
+	{
+		$headingAncestor = false;
+		// Stop when we reach a heading or fail to find one.
+		for ($i = 1; $i <= 6 && !$headingAncestor; $i++) {
+			$heading = "h".$i;
+			$headingAncestor = $this->getElementAncestor($element, $heading);
+		}
+
+		// The current element is not descended from a heading.
+		if (!$headingAncestor) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		if ($element->textContent === $headingAncestor->textContent) {
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		return false;
+	}
+
+
 	/**
 	 *	Returns the first ancestor reached of a tag, or false if it hits
 	 *	the document root or a given tag.
diff --git a/tests/CssTextStyleEmphasizeTest.php b/tests/CssTextStyleEmphasizeTest.php
index 06e9de0..bebe42f 100644
--- a/tests/CssTextStyleEmphasizeTest.php
+++ b/tests/CssTextStyleEmphasizeTest.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public function testCheckTrue()
             'backgroundColor' => '#ffffff',
             'textColor' => '#2D3B45'
         ];
-        
+
         $rule = new CssTextStyleEmphasize($dom, $options);
 
         $this->assertEquals(0, $rule->check(), 'Css Text Style Emphasize should have no issues.');
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ public function testCheckFalse()
             'backgroundColor' => '#ffffff',
             'textColor' => '#2D3B45'
         ];
-        
+
         $rule = new CssTextStyleEmphasize($dom, $options);
 
         $this->assertEquals(1, $rule->check(), 'Css Text Style Emphasize should have two issues.');
     }
 
-    public function testCheckBackgroundAttributeColorNamePass() 
+    public function testCheckBackgroundAttributeColorNamePass()
     {
         $html = $this->getGoodBackgroundContrastColorNameHtml();
         $dom = new \DOMDocument('1.0', 'utf-8');
@@ -42,9 +42,55 @@ public function testCheckBackgroundAttributeColorNamePass()
             'backgroundColor' => '#ffffff',
             'textColor' => '#2D3B45'
         ];
-        
+
+        $rule = new CssTextStyleEmphasize($dom, $options);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(0, $rule->check(), 'CSS Text Style Emphasize should have no issues.');
+    }
+
+    public function testCompletelyColoredHeader()
+    {
+        $html = '<h2><span style="color: #008000;">This is a heading with color applied</span></h2>';
+        $dom = new \DOMDocument('1.0', 'utf-8');
+        $dom->loadHTML($html);
+        $options = [
+            'backgroundColor' => '#ffffff',
+            'textColor' => '#2D3B45'
+        ];
+
+        $rule = new CssTextStyleEmphasize($dom, $options);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(0, $rule->check(), 'CSS Text Style Emphasize should have no issues.');
+    }
+
+    public function testPartiallyColoredHeader()
+    {
+        $html = '<h2>This is a <span style="color: #008000;">heading</span> with only some color applied</h2>';
+        $dom = new \DOMDocument('1.0', 'utf-8');
+        $dom->loadHTML($html);
+        $options = [
+            'backgroundColor' => '#ffffff',
+            'textColor' => '#2D3B45'
+        ];
+
+        $rule = new CssTextStyleEmphasize($dom, $options);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $rule->check(), 'CSS Text Style Emphasize should have one issue.');
+    }
+
+    public function testNestedDifferentColorInHeader()
+    {
+        $html = '<h2><span style="color: #008000;">This is a heading with <span style="color: #3366ff;">two colors</span> applied</span></h2>';
+        $dom = new \DOMDocument('1.0', 'utf-8');
+        $dom->loadHTML($html);
+        $options = [
+            'backgroundColor' => '#ffffff',
+            'textColor' => '#2D3B45'
+        ];
+
         $rule = new CssTextStyleEmphasize($dom, $options);
 
-        $this->assertEquals(0, $rule->check(), 'CSS Text Has Contrast should have no issues.');
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $rule->check(), 'CSS Text Style Emphasize should have one issue.');
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+}