Image color problem in ps...

When I make an image in photoshop the coloring is great. Then when I save it and view it through the browser it is way darker then in photshop. I know that photoshop has it's own gamma settings but I don't know how to fix it to where what I make in photoshop to be the same in a browser. Any help is appreciated.

anyone

The only browser I know that is color-space aware is IE on Macintosh. Not only that, the majority of common users have no clue about monitor calibration, no matter what systems they're on. So that means that all you can do is create or correct your images so they display at a happy medium, slam em' up on the web and hope for the best.

How do you reach a happy medium?

First, make sure your own monitor is well calibrated by running the Adobe Gamma utility (or by running hardware calibration if you have that...though I'd think if you did, you already know enough about color to not have to ask your question), and saving a new monitor profile for use with Photoshop. I suggest including the date in the monitor profile's file name. That way you can tell the difference between it and newer profiles when you recalibrate at later intervals. And NEVER try to recalibrate by trying to fix a bad profile. Always create a new one.

OK. Your monitor is calibrated. This is just for your benefit, so your images look as "correct" as possible while you're working. Now go into Photoshop's Color settings and turn Color Management Policies for RGB OFF. Yes, OFF.

For a Working Space RGB profile (since your end destination will be for the web) select sRGB IEC61966-21.

Now, build or color correct your images to your liking.

When you're ready to save them for the web DON'T use "Save For Web." Jump to ImageReady.

Why? Because in ImageReady you have the ability to preview your compressed images as they would look on an uncompensated monitor, as well as what they'd look like on a typical Windows and typical Mac systems. You can do that in S.F.W. as well, I know. But something you CAN'T do in S.F.W. is adjust the relative Gamma (among other corrections) while you're optimising and previewing your GIFs and JPEGs.

It's in ImageReady where you find your so-called happy medium. After you've saved them out, you're done. From there on out, it's out of your hands how well or how poorly those who view your images on the web have calibrated their own monitors. This is the "hope-for-the-best" part.

That's about it. Good luck.