Color Picker (Text Color) picking up slightly off color than the one I sampled - Photoshop 2025

Bit late to the party but I had the same issue.

Had text over a background colour, both with the same RGB colour values and the text looked lighter.

Checked all colour settings/profiles and still no joy.

Problem solved by changing the colour mode to CMYK, then back to RGB which worked.

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p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post (like this one has already been moved) if it helps you get responses.

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Which tool are you using to sample color -- Eyedropper or Color Sampler?

Have you applied any fx to the Type Layer, such as a color or gradient overlay? This can alter its color appearance from the original.  Also, the Type Layer mode can affect colors.