: Invert background to white in Photoshop I have this image: What's the easiest way to convert the background from black to white?

@Caterina889

Use Curves.

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@Reiling762

The quickest way.
(right-click >> view image to see it larger)


Alternatively, here are the steps:


Image >> Adjustments >> Selective color
Colors: Blacks
Slide Black: slider all the way to the left.


If you don't want the numbers to turn white (or anything else for that matter), make sure you do NOT select them (by selecting everything else)

Granted, still a few mistakes, but there's no perfect "easy" way, unfortunately it'll take a little work to get rid of any nuances.

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@Berumen635

It depends on the format of the source image and a few other factors.




In Photoshop, color inversion is via Image -> Adjustments -> Invert (Ctrl + I).
In GIMP, color inversion is via Image -> Colors -> Invert.
In MSPAINT, color inversion is via Ctrl + Shift + I.

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@Sims5801359

The easiest way is to invert the whole image with Ctrl-i.

This will of course invert the whole image, along with the background.

You can then shift the foreground colours back to a close (but not exact) match by inverting Hue (Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation > Hue: 180 degrees).

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