diff --git a/pagetools/src/line2page/Line2Page.py b/pagetools/src/line2page/Line2Page.py
index 3013620..69717eb 100644
--- a/pagetools/src/line2page/Line2Page.py
+++ b/pagetools/src/line2page/Line2Page.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def __init__(self,
         self.pred_suffix = ".pred.txt"
         self.img_suffix = output_extension if output_extension else ext
 
-        self.background_colour = background_color
+        self.background_colour = tuple(reversed(background_color))
         self.colour_channels = 3
         if border[1] > lines:
             footer_size = border[1] - lines