Decision Workspace
hex-literal vs color-hex vs bytify-impl
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
71
hex-literal
growingv1.1.0
A macro for converting hexadecimal string literals to a byte array at compile time
47
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 | 71 | 47 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 63.0M | 2.0M | 8.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.2M | 70.8K | 0 |
| Dependents | 16.5K | 174 | 5 |
| Releases | 17 | 1 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 157d ago | 1529d ago | 2710d ago |
| Age | 8y 5m | 4y 2m | 8y 3m |
Health Breakdown
hex-literal
Maintenance
10
Quality
20
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
color-hex
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
8
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 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hex-literal is depended on by 16.5K 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.