A system comprising: a measurement module configured to measure measured data for each of a plurality of pel forming elements, the measured data being optical densities for different gray level values of a printed test pattern; at least one physical memory device to store halftone calibration logic; and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the halftone calibration logic to determine an uncalibrated ink deposition distribution for each of the plurality of pel forming elements based on the measured data, wherein an ink deposition distribution represents an ink deposition level for each gray level value, determine a calibrated ink deposition distribution for each of the plurality of pel forming elements based on a target response, including generating a total ink deposition distribution based on an ink sum at one point, contributed by each of the plurality of pel forming elements, and determining calibrated average peak values for each of the plurality of pel forming elements to achieve a target ink deposition, and determine calibration values for each of the plurality of pel forming elements, wherein the calibration values for each of the plurality of pel forming elements are included in a calibrated halftone design comprising a calibrated threshold array and wherein the calibrated threshold array is generated from an uncalibrated threshold array and an inverse transform function generated from the uncalibrated ink deposition distribution and the calibrated ink deposition distribution and associated with each of the plurality of pel forming elements. a measurement module configured to measure measured data for each of a plurality of pel forming elements, the measured data being optical densities for different gray level values of a printed test pattern; at least one physical memory device to store halftone calibration logic; and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the halftone calibration logic to determine an uncalibrated ink deposition distribution for each of the plurality of pel forming elements based on the measured data, wherein an ink deposition distribution represents an ink deposition level for each gray level value, determine a calibrated ink deposition distribution for each of the plurality of pel forming elements based on a target response, including generating a total ink deposition distribution based on an ink sum at one point, contributed by each of the plurality of pel forming elements, and determining calibrated average peak values for each of the plurality of pel forming elements to achieve a target ink deposition, and determine calibration values for each of the plurality of pel forming elements, wherein the calibration values for each of the plurality of pel forming elements are included in a calibrated halftone design comprising a calibrated threshold array and wherein the calibrated threshold array is generated from an uncalibrated threshold array and an inverse transform function generated from the uncalibrated ink deposition distribution and the calibrated ink deposition distribution and associated with each of the plurality of pel forming elements. one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the halftone calibration logic to determine an uncalibrated ink deposition distribution for each of the plurality of pel forming elements based on the measured data, wherein an ink deposition distribution represents an ink deposition level for each gray level value, determine a calibrated ink deposition distribution for each of the plurality of pel forming elements based on a target response, including generating a total ink deposition distribution based on an ink sum at one point, contributed by each of the plurality of pel forming elements, and determining calibrated average peak values for each of the plurality of pel forming elements to achieve a target ink deposition, and determine calibration values for each of the plurality of pel forming elements, wherein the calibration values for each of the plurality of pel forming elements are included in a calibrated halftone design comprising a calibrated threshold array and wherein the calibrated threshold array is generated from an uncalibrated threshold array and an inverse transform function generated from the uncalibrated ink deposition distribution and the calibrated ink deposition distribution and associated with each of the plurality of pel forming elements.