Whenever I select a color in Photoshop, there is an error icon and it comes out gray.  How can I get the colors to work?

Trying to select green, but it defaults to gray and has the error symbol.  What gives?
When I go to my channels, Gray is the only option, and if I try to add another channel, it fills black.
Thanks much, just made the switch from an old version to the cloud, so I'm hoping it's an easy issue,

You appear to be working on a grayscale file.
A lot more information about your hardware and software is needed.
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If you give complete and detailed information about your setup and the issue at hand,
such as your platform (Mac or Win),
exact versions of your OS, of Photoshop (not just "CC", but something like CC2014.v.2.2) and of Bridge,
your settings in Photoshop > Preference > Performance
the type of file you were working on,
machine specs, such as total installed RAM, scratch file HDs, total available HD space, video card specs, including total VRAM installed,
what troubleshooting steps you have taken so far,
what error message(s) you receive,
if having issues opening raw files also the exact camera make and model that generated them,
if you're having printing issues, indicate the exact make and model of your printer, paper size, image dimensions in pixels (so many pixels wide by so many pixels high). if going through a RIP, specify that too.
a screen shot of your settings or of the image could be very helpful too,
etc.,
someone may be able to help you (not necessarily this poster, who is not a Windows user).
Please read this FAQ for advice on how to ask your questions correctly for quicker and better answers:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/419981?tstart=0
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