matplotlib
diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/axis.py
Lines changed: 13 additions & 2 deletions b/‎lib/matplotlib/axis.py
Lines changed: 13 additions & 2 deletions
diff --git a/‎lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
Lines changed: 22 additions & 0 deletions b/‎lib/matplotlib/tests/test_axes.py
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@@ -2240,13 +2240,18 @@ def _init(self):
         )
         self.label_position = 'bottom'
 
+        if mpl.rcParams['xtick.labelcolor'] == 'inherit':
+            tick_color = mpl.rcParams['xtick.color']
+        else:
+            tick_color = mpl.rcParams['xtick.labelcolor']
+
         self.offsetText.set(
             x=1, y=0,
             verticalalignment='top', horizontalalignment='right',
             transform=mtransforms.blended_transform_factory(
                 self.axes.transAxes, mtransforms.IdentityTransform()),
             fontsize=mpl.rcParams['xtick.labelsize'],
-            color=mpl.rcParams['xtick.color'],
+            color=tick_color
         )
         self.offset_text_position = 'bottom'
 
@@ -2499,14 +2504,20 @@ def _init(self):
                 mtransforms.IdentityTransform(), self.axes.transAxes),
         )
         self.label_position = 'left'
+
+        if mpl.rcParams['ytick.labelcolor'] == 'inherit':
+            tick_color = mpl.rcParams['ytick.color']
+        else:
+            tick_color = mpl.rcParams['ytick.labelcolor']
+
         # x in axes coords, y in display coords(!).
         self.offsetText.set(
             x=0, y=0.5,
             verticalalignment='baseline', horizontalalignment='left',
             transform=mtransforms.blended_transform_factory(
                 self.axes.transAxes, mtransforms.IdentityTransform()),
             fontsize=mpl.rcParams['ytick.labelsize'],
-            color=mpl.rcParams['ytick.color'],
+            color=tick_color
         )
         self.offset_text_position = 'left'
 
 
@@ -7811,6 +7811,28 @@ def test_ytickcolor_is_not_yticklabelcolor():
         assert tick.label1.get_color() == 'blue'
 
 
+def test_xaxis_offsetText_color():
+    plt.rcParams['xtick.labelcolor'] = 'blue'
+    ax = plt.axes()
+    assert ax.xaxis.offsetText.get_color() == 'blue'
+
+    plt.rcParams['xtick.color'] = 'yellow'
+    plt.rcParams['xtick.labelcolor'] = 'inherit'
+    ax = plt.axes()
+    assert ax.xaxis.offsetText.get_color() == 'yellow'
+
+
+def test_yaxis_offsetText_color():
+    plt.rcParams['ytick.labelcolor'] = 'green'
+    ax = plt.axes()
+    assert ax.yaxis.offsetText.get_color() == 'green'
+
+    plt.rcParams['ytick.color'] = 'red'
+    plt.rcParams['ytick.labelcolor'] = 'inherit'
+    ax = plt.axes()
+    assert ax.yaxis.offsetText.get_color() == 'red'
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('size', [size for size in mfont_manager.font_scalings
                                   if size is not None] + [8, 10, 12])
 @mpl.style.context('default')