Why does a JPEG look green or dull on my iPhone but normal on my Mac?
Asked 7/19/2015
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I edited a photo on my Mac and saved it as a JPEG. It looks correct on the Mac, but after sending it to my iPhone the same image looks dull with a green color shift. What typically causes this kind of color mismatch between devices, and how can I export the file so it displays consistently?
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It looks like you might have saved the JPEG with an AdobeRGB color profile, and the image viewer on the phone is ignoring this and assuming sRGB. You might want to check that, and save images as sRGB unless you have a good reason not to.
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The most likely cause is a color-space/profile mismatch. If the JPEG was saved in Adobe RGB, but the iPhone app/viewer treats it like sRGB or doesn’t handle the profile correctly, colors can shift and look dull or greenish.
A practical fix is to export JPEGs in sRGB for general viewing and sharing, since that’s the safest standard for phones, web, and most non-managed apps.
One community reply also noted this happening when saving from Photoshop in 16-bit and sending to iPhone; switching the file/export workflow to 8-bit resolved the issue for them. So if you’re using Photoshop, check both:
- color profile: convert/export to sRGB
- bit depth/export settings: try 8-bit for JPEG output
The suggestion to convert to CMYK is not appropriate for normal screen display. For images meant to be viewed on phones and computers, stay in RGB and use sRGB unless you specifically need a wider-gamut workflow end-to-end.
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