RGB Monitor has lost R

I turned on my G5 this morning, and looked at what was almost monochromatic. The RGB screen was no longer RGB. As I type this I notice a little bit of Red creeping back in. The PDF icons - which are normally bright red are still black. However, the QuarkXPress icons have a bit of red coming in.
Has anyone experienced anything like this and if yes -- was there anything that could be done?
Is my monitor going?
This is the first time for this for my computer.
Please help - answers appreciated.
Thank you.

The problem is resolved.
After turning on and off the computer several times - that did nothing.
I put a different monitor into the computer - and that worked fine.
I put my Apple monitor back into the computer - and when it restarted - all was well.
I haven't a clue why. One person here suggested "moisture" between the cable and the computer --
Thanks for letting me have a place to put this, even if no one responded. And yes, I'm glad it's a go again...

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