diff --git a/pyglotaran_extras/plotting/utils.py b/pyglotaran_extras/plotting/utils.py
index 69c38711..865400aa 100644
--- a/pyglotaran_extras/plotting/utils.py
+++ b/pyglotaran_extras/plotting/utils.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     from matplotlib.pyplot import Axes
 
     from pyglotaran_extras.types import BuiltinSubPlotLabelFormatFunctionKey
+    from pyglotaran_extras.types import CyclerColor
     from pyglotaran_extras.types import ResultLike
     from pyglotaran_extras.types import SubPlotLabelCoord
 
@@ -215,6 +216,28 @@ def add_unique_figure_legend(fig: Figure, axes: Axes) -> None:
     fig.legend(*zip(*unique, strict=True))
 
 
+def get_next_cycler_color(ax: Axes) -> CyclerColor:
+    """Get next color from cycler assigned to ``ax``.
+
+    Note
+    ----
+    This will advance the cycler to the next state.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    ax : Axes
+        Axes to get the color from.
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    CyclerColor
+    """
+    # Matplotlib<3.8 compat
+    if hasattr(ax._get_lines, "prop_cycler"):
+        return next(ax._get_lines.prop_cycler)
+    return {"color": ax._get_lines.get_next_color()}
+
+
 def select_plot_wavelengths(
     result: ResultLike,
     axes_shape: tuple[int, int] = (4, 4),
diff --git a/pyglotaran_extras/types.py b/pyglotaran_extras/types.py
index 17b62d40..cbf013d0 100644
--- a/pyglotaran_extras/types.py
+++ b/pyglotaran_extras/types.py
@@ -5,12 +5,17 @@
 from collections.abc import Mapping
 from collections.abc import Sequence
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from typing import Literal
 from typing import TypeAlias
+from typing import TypedDict
 
 import xarray as xr
 from glotaran.project.result import Result
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from pyglotaran_extras.plotting.style import ColorCode
+
 
 class UnsetType:
     """Type for the ``Unset`` singleton."""
@@ -26,6 +31,13 @@ def __repr__(self) -> str:  # noqa: DOC
 This way we can prevent regressions.
 """
 
+
+class CyclerColor(TypedDict):
+    """Color value returned by a cycler."""
+
+    color: str | ColorCode
+
+
 DatasetConvertible: TypeAlias = xr.Dataset | xr.DataArray | str | Path
 """Types of data which can be converted to a dataset."""
 ResultLike: TypeAlias = (
diff --git a/tests/plotting/test_utils.py b/tests/plotting/test_utils.py
index bc5cb326..41c21e16 100644
--- a/tests/plotting/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/plotting/test_utils.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 from pyglotaran_extras.plotting.utils import calculate_ticks_in_units_of_pi
 from pyglotaran_extras.plotting.utils import ensure_axes_array
 from pyglotaran_extras.plotting.utils import format_sub_plot_number_upper_case_letter
+from pyglotaran_extras.plotting.utils import get_next_cycler_color
 from pyglotaran_extras.plotting.utils import not_single_element_dims
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -42,11 +43,9 @@ def test_add_cycler_if_not_none_single_axis(cycler: Cycler | None, expected_cycl
     ax = plt.subplot()
     add_cycler_if_not_none(ax, cycler)
 
-    ax_cycler = iter(ax._get_lines._cycler_items)
-
     for _ in range(10):
         expected = next(expected_cycler)
-        assert next(ax_cycler) == expected
+        assert get_next_cycler_color(ax) == expected
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -58,13 +57,10 @@ def test_add_cycler_if_not_none_multiple_axes(cycler: Cycler | None, expected_cy
     _, axes = plt.subplots(1, 2)
     add_cycler_if_not_none(axes, cycler)
 
-    ax0_cycler = iter(axes[0]._get_lines._cycler_items)
-    ax1_cycler = iter(axes[1]._get_lines._cycler_items)
-
     for _ in range(10):
         expected = next(expected_cycler)
-        assert next(ax0_cycler) == expected
-        assert next(ax1_cycler) == expected
+        assert get_next_cycler_color(axes[0]) == expected
+        assert get_next_cycler_color(axes[1]) == expected
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(