SRGB

sRGB

IEC 61966-2-1 Default RGB Colour Space - sRGB
sRGB colors situated at calculated position in CIE 1931 chromaticity diagram. Luminance ${\displaystyle Y}$ set so that ${\displaystyle R+G+B=1}$ to avoid mach bands.
Abbreviation	sRGB
Status	Published
Year started	1996
First published	October 18, 1999; 25 years ago (1999-10-18)[1]
Organization	IEC[1]
Committee	TC/SC: TC 100/TA 2[1]
Base standards	IEC 61966 Colour Measurement and Management in Multimedia Systems and Equipment
Domain	Color space, color model
Website	webstore.iec.ch/publication/6169

sRGB is a standard RGB (red, green, blue) color space that HP and Microsoft created cooperatively in 1996 to use on monitors, printers, and the World Wide Web.^[2] It was subsequently standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) as IEC 61966-2-1:1999.^[1] sRGB is the current defined standard colorspace for the web, and it is usually the assumed colorspace for images that are neither tagged for a colorspace nor have an embedded color profile.

sRGB essentially codifies the display specifications for the computer monitors in use at that time, which greatly aided its acceptance. sRGB uses the same color primaries and white point as ITU-R BT.709 standard for HDTV,^[3] a transfer function (or gamma) compatible with the era's CRT displays, and a viewing environment designed to match typical home and office viewing conditions.