diff --git a/common/include/pcl/impl/point_types.hpp b/common/include/pcl/impl/point_types.hpp
index 1d70ec91560..d97722115cb 100644
--- a/common/include/pcl/impl/point_types.hpp
+++ b/common/include/pcl/impl/point_types.hpp
@@ -339,7 +339,8 @@ namespace pcl
 
     inline RGB ()
     {
-      r = g = b = a = 0;
+      r = g = b = 0;
+      a = 255;
     }
   
     friend std::ostream& operator << (std::ostream& os, const RGB& p);
@@ -614,7 +615,8 @@ namespace pcl
     {
       x = y = z = 0.0f;
       data[3] = 1.0f;
-      r = g = b = a = 0;
+      r = g = b = 0;
+      a = 255;
     }
     inline PointXYZRGB (uint8_t _r, uint8_t _g, uint8_t _b)
     {
@@ -623,7 +625,7 @@ namespace pcl
       r = _r;
       g = _g;
       b = _b;
-      a = 0;
+      a = 255;
     }
 
     friend std::ostream& operator << (std::ostream& os, const PointXYZRGB& p);
@@ -646,7 +648,7 @@ namespace pcl
       x = y = z = 0.0f;
       data[3] = 1.0f;
       r = g = b = 0;
-      a = 0;
+      a = 255;
       label = 255;
     }
     inline PointXYZRGBL (uint8_t _r, uint8_t _g, uint8_t _b, uint32_t _label)
@@ -656,7 +658,7 @@ namespace pcl
       r = _r;
       g = _g;
       b = _b;
-      a = 0;
+      a = 255;
       label = _label;
     }
   
@@ -934,7 +936,8 @@ namespace pcl
     {
       x = y = z = 0.0f;
       data[3] = 1.0f;
-      r = g = b = a = 0;
+      r = g = b = 0;
+      a = 255;
       normal_x = normal_y = normal_z = data_n[3] = 0.0f;
       curvature = 0;
     }
@@ -1587,7 +1590,8 @@ namespace pcl
       x = y = z = 0.0f;
       data[3] = 1.0f;
       normal_x = normal_y = normal_z = data_n[3] = 0.0f;
-      rgba = 0;
+      r = g = b = 0;
+      a = 255;
       radius = confidence = curvature = 0.0f;
     }