diff --git a/include/notcurses/notcurses.h b/include/notcurses/notcurses.h
index 34c1a08cf..4419bf619 100644
--- a/include/notcurses/notcurses.h
+++ b/include/notcurses/notcurses.h
@@ -2457,7 +2457,7 @@ ncpixel_set_g(uint32_t* pixel, int g){
   if(g > 255 || g < 0){
     return -1;
   }
-  *pixel = (*pixel & 0xff00fffful) | (g << 16u);
+  *pixel = (*pixel & 0xffff00fful) | (g << 8u);
   return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2467,7 +2467,7 @@ ncpixel_set_b(uint32_t* pixel, int b){
   if(b > 255 || b < 0){
     return -1;
   }
-  *pixel = (*pixel & 0xffff00fful) | (b << 8u);
+  *pixel = (*pixel & 0xff00fffful) | (b << 16u);
   return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/visual.cpp b/tests/visual.cpp
index 427680e96..c03883d37 100644
--- a/tests/visual.cpp
+++ b/tests/visual.cpp
@@ -279,13 +279,13 @@ TEST_CASE("Visual") {
       for(int i = 0 ; i < DIMY * DIMX ; ++i){
         CHECK(0 == ncpixel_set_a(&rgba[i], 0xff));
         if(i % 2){
-          CHECK(0 == ncpixel_set_g(&rgba[i], 0xff));
+          CHECK(0 == ncpixel_set_b(&rgba[i], 0xff));
           CHECK(0 == ncpixel_set_r(&rgba[i], 0));
         }else{
           CHECK(0 == ncpixel_set_r(&rgba[i], 0xff));
-          CHECK(0 == ncpixel_set_g(&rgba[i], 0));
+          CHECK(0 == ncpixel_set_b(&rgba[i], 0));
         }
-        CHECK(0 == ncpixel_set_b(&rgba[i], 0));
+        CHECK(0 == ncpixel_set_g(&rgba[i], 0));
       }
       auto ncv = ncvisual_from_rgba(rgba, DIMY, DIMX * sizeof(uint32_t), DIMX);
       REQUIRE(nullptr != ncv);
@@ -319,11 +319,11 @@ TEST_CASE("Visual") {
       for(int i = 0 ; i < DIMY * DIMX ; ++i){
         CHECK(0 == ncpixel_set_a(&rgba[i], 0xff));
         if(i % 2){
-          CHECK(0 == ncpixel_set_g(&rgba[i], 0xff));
-          CHECK(0 == ncpixel_set_b(&rgba[i], 0));
-        }else{
           CHECK(0 == ncpixel_set_b(&rgba[i], 0xff));
           CHECK(0 == ncpixel_set_g(&rgba[i], 0));
+        }else{
+          CHECK(0 == ncpixel_set_g(&rgba[i], 0xff));
+          CHECK(0 == ncpixel_set_b(&rgba[i], 0));
         }
         CHECK(0 == ncpixel_set_r(&rgba[i], 0));
       }