I am incubating cells in RPMI in a CO2 incubator at 37C and 80% RH. The phenol red started as a pink color and after 24 hours in the incubator it has faded. The color is more or less the same, just less bright. Is that normal?
It should not be pink to start with, the pink color indicates elevated pH, so you should check that first, is the faded color the same shade of pink? Could you add some photos?