Calabrese is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #0b595c |
| Complementary Color | #a3f0f3 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (2.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 79.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Calabrese Color. The Jinza Safflower color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Meat (#f08080) for more energetic effect. Try Seashell Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a3f0f3 is the best complementary color to Calabrese. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f4a6a3 complementary color is Ice Cold, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Wewak are #f3a3c8 and #f3cea3. Thus found on the left and right of #f4a6a3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Illusion and New Orleans colors as they work well with Calabrese.
The split-complementary Calabrese palette consists of #a3c8f3 and #a3f3ce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a3f0f3). Try Perano and Magic Mint colors in combination with #f4a6a3, 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 #f4a6a3 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Calabrese. Thus Perano and Madang giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Calabrese contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ice Cold, Gossip, and Perfume split by 90° on the color wheel. #f4a6a3 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Calabrese tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#a3f0f3) and two others. The Madang is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Magenta – 120° from the complementary Ice Cold. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a3f3a6 and #f3a3f0.
In a RGB color space, hex #f4a6a3 is made of 43% red, 29% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Calabrese has a hue angle of 2.22°, a saturation of 78.64% and a lightness of 79.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f4a6a3 is made of 0% cyan, 30.59% magenta, 31.77% yellow and 4.31% black ink.
| HEX | #f4a6a3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(244,166,163) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 29%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 30.59, 31.77, 4.31 |
| HSL | hsl(2.22,78.64%,79.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(2.22,33.2%,95.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.5445,28.4234,13.2901) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.5553,49.1499,41.1037) |