Decision Workspace
hex-literal vs color-hex vs bytify-impl
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
75
hex-literal
stablev1.1.0
A macro for converting hexadecimal string literals to a byte array at compile time
46
color-hex
growingv0.2.0
Procedural macro for converting hexadecimal strings to an RGB or RGBA byte array at compile time.
41
bytify-impl
growingv0.3.1
Internal implementation of the bytify crate.
Core Metrics
| hex-literal | color-hex | bytify-impl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 75 | 46 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 49.3M | 1.6M | 8.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 3.2M | 115.7K | 7 |
| Dependents | 14.6K | 163 | 5 |
| Releases | 17 | 1 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 49d ago | 1421d ago | 2602d ago |
| Age | 8y 1m | 3y 10m | 8y |
Health Breakdown
hex-literal
Maintenance
14
Quality
20
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
color-hex
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
bytify-impl
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| hex-literal | color-hex | bytify-impl | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 0.2.0 | 0.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 5KB | 4KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hex-literal leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hex-literal is depended on by 14.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ color-hex, bytify-impl have not been updated in over a year.
- •color-hex, bytify-impl are pre-1.0 — API may change.