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title: 'Inverted colors in uploaded images'
description: 'Why uploaded images in the CMYK color model can appear inverted, and how converting them to RGB before uploading fixes it.'
url: https://www.medialab.co/support/troubleshooting/upload-processing/inverted-colors-in-uploaded-images
---

# Inverted colors in uploaded images

If the colors of an uploaded picture appear inverted, the issue is likely due to the image’s **color model**.

Images prepared for printing often use the **CMYK** color model (cyan, magenta, yellow, black). Computer monitors and web browsers, however, use the **RGB** color model (red, green, blue).

Because CMYK is not well supported on screens, images in this mode may appear incorrectly, sometimes showing as color-inverted or negative.

To fix this, convert the image to **RGB color mode** before uploading it to MediaLab.