Calligraphy is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #a69c95 |
| Complementary Color | #6a5f58 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (204.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 38.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Calligraphy Color. The Enterprise color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Always Indigo (#66778c) for more energetic effect. Try Deep Shale as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6a5f58 is the best complementary color to Calligraphy. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #59636a complementary color is Pine Cone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shuttle Gray are #586a68 and #585a6a. Thus found on the left and right of #59636a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Corduroy and Mid Gray colors as they work well with Calligraphy.
The split-complementary Calligraphy palette consists of #6a6858 and #6a585a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a5f58). Try Kokoda and Zambezi colors in combination with #59636a, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #59636a offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Calligraphy. Thus Siam and Scorpion giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Calligraphy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pine Cone, Salt Box, and Finlandia split by 90° on the color wheel. #59636a square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Calligraphy tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#6a5f58) and two others. The Scorpion is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Corduroy – 120° from the complementary Pine Cone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6a5862 and #586a5f.
In a RGB color space, hex #59636a is made of 30% red, 34% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Calligraphy has a hue angle of 204.71°, a saturation of 8.72% and a lightness of 38.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #59636a is made of 6.67% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black ink.
| HEX | #59636a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(89,99,106) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 34%, 36% |
| CMYK | 6.67, 2.75, 0, 58.43 |
| HSL | hsl(204.71,8.72%,38.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(204.71,16.04%,41.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.3559,-2.2162,-5.2681) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.1832,12.0881,15.3795) |