Color Management and files for web

I'm doing a layout for a web page in AiCS(11). What are the correct color management policies I should use so the colors will display in Illustrator as they will on the web.
So far I cannot find a combination that works. Even if I (i think) have color management off.
Christo.

Here's the more complete, accurate approach to this.
In System preferences > Displays > Color run the calibration routine and set the gamma for your display profile to 2.2
That has nothing to do with Illustrator or Photoshop color settings but everything to do with how well your display is prepared to show you how your images will look on Windows displays.
In Illustrator, choose sRGB for your working RGB space.
For profile mismatch policies, for RGB, "Convert to Working Space" is often a good choice for beginners who only do Web work. After you have studied up and practiced some, or if you do more general art prep in Illustrator, you may want to instead use "Preserve Embedded Profiles."
I do a lot of Web and print work for a number of purposes. All in all, if you are preparing artwork for the Web, you will have best results if you profile your display with a colorimeter and work in sRGB. The only reason to preview in Monitor RGB is to preview how the image will look when the profile is stripped, or when it is displayed in an application ON YOUR CURRENT MONITOR ONLY that isn't color managed.

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