Ripple Drawable created using java crashes on pre lollipop

I'm not using the XML file to set the state of the ripple drawable instead I'm using the java new RippleDrawable(color, backgroundDrawable, null) constructor as I'm using it in adapter where each item has there own color. The code works as expected on post lollipop devices but it crashes with the following error on pre lollipop ones even though I have added an SDK_INT check

   if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
        holder.rootView.setBackground(getBackgroundDrawable(ColorConverter.lightenColor(Color.parseColor(item.getTextColor()), 0.6f), background));
    }

getBackgroundDrawable()

 @RequiresApi(api = Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP)
private static RippleDrawable getBackgroundDrawable(int pressedColor, Drawable backgroundDrawable) {
    return new RippleDrawable(getPressedState(pressedColor), backgroundDrawable, null);
}

getPressedState()

 private static ColorStateList getPressedState(int pressedColor) {
    return new ColorStateList(new int[][]{new int[]{}}, new int[]{pressedColor});
}

Error Stacktrace

E/dalvikvm: Could not find class 'android.graphics.drawable.RippleDrawable', referenced from method com.test.app.adapter.util.DashboardButtonsAdapter.getBackgroundDrawable
12-11 18:40:07.745 14717-14717/com.test.app E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
Process: com.test.app, PID: 14717
java.lang.VerifyError: com/test/app/adapter/util/DashboardButtonsAdapter
    at com.test.app.fragment.dashboard.DashboardPageFragment.onCreateView(DashboardPageFragment.java:71)
    at androidx.fragment.app.Fragment.performCreateView(Fragment.java:2439)
    at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManagerImpl.moveToState(FragmentManager.java:1460)
    at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManagerImpl.moveFragmentToExpectedState(FragmentManager.java:1784)
    at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManagerImpl.moveToState(FragmentManager.java:1852)
    at androidx.fragment.app.BackStackRecord.executeOps(BackStackRecord.java:802)
    at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManagerImpl.executeOps(FragmentManager.java:2625)
    at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManagerImpl.executeOpsTogether(FragmentManager.java:2411)
    at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManagerImpl.removeRedundantOperationsAndExecute(FragmentManager.java:2366)
    at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentManagerImpl.execSingleAction(FragmentManager.java:2243)
    at androidx.fragment.app.BackStackRecord.commitNowAllowingStateLoss(BackStackRecord.java:654)
    at androidx.fragment.app.FragmentStatePagerAdapter.finishUpdate(FragmentStatePagerAdapter.java:168)
    at androidx.viewpager.widget.ViewPager.populate(ViewPager.java:1244)
    at androidx.viewpager.widget.ViewPager.populate(ViewPager.java:1092)
    at androidx.viewpager.widget.ViewPager.onMeasure(ViewPager.java:1622)
    at android.view.View.measure(View.java:16504)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:5125)
    at androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout.onMeasureChild(CoordinatorLayout.java:733)
    at androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout.onMeasure(CoordinatorLayout.java:805)
    at android.view.View.measure(View.java:16504)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:5125)
    at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureChildBeforeLayout(LinearLayout.java:1404)
    at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureHorizontal(LinearLayout.java:1052)
    at android.widget.LinearLayout.onMeasure(LinearLayout.java:590)
    at android.view.View.measure(View.java:16504)
    at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureVertical(LinearLayout.java:847)
    at android.widget.LinearLayout.onMeasure(LinearLayout.java:588)
    at android.view.View.measure(View.java:16504)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:5125)
    at android.widget.FrameLayout.onMeasure(FrameLayout.java:310)
    at androidx.appcompat.widget.ContentFrameLayout.onMeasure(ContentFrameLayout.java:143)
    at android.view.View.measure(View.java:16504)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:5125)
    at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureChildBeforeLayout(LinearLayout.java:1404)
    at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureVertical(LinearLayout.java:695)
    at android.widget.LinearLayout.onMeasure(LinearLayout.java:588)
    at android.view.View.measure(View.java:16504)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:5125)
    at android.widget.FrameLayout.onMeasure(FrameLayout.java:310)
    at android.view.View.measure(View.java:16504)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:5125)
    at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureChildBeforeLayout(LinearLayout.java:1404)
    at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureVertical(LinearLayout.java:695)
    at android.widget.LinearLayout.onMeasure(LinearLayout.java:588)
    at android.view.View.measure(View.java:16504)
    at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:5125)
    at android.widget.FrameLayout.onMeasure(FrameLayout.java:310)
    at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow$DecorView.onMeasure(PhoneWindow.java:2291)
    at android.view.View.measure(View.java:16504)
    at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performMeasure(ViewRootImpl.java:1912)
    at android.view.ViewRootImpl.measureHierarchy(ViewRootImpl.java:1109)
    at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performTraversals(ViewRootImpl.java:1291)
    at android.view.ViewRootImpl.doTraversal(ViewRootImpl.java:996)
    at android.view.ViewRootImpl$TraversalRunnable.run(ViewRo

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