Decision Workspace
lab vs rgb vs pix
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
lab
growingv0.11.0
Tools for converting RGB colors to the CIE-L*a*b* color space, and comparing differences in color.
68
rgb
growingv0.8.53
`struct RGB/RGBA/etc.` for sharing pixels between crates + convenience methods for color manipulation. Allows no-copy high-level interoperability. Also adds common convenience methods and implements standard Rust traits to make `RGB`/`RGBA` pixels and slices first-class Rust objects.
66
pix
stablev1.0.0
Pixel / raster image library
Core Metrics
| lab | rgb | pix | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 68 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 9.2M | 82.1M | 9.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 2.0M | 7.0M | 163.3K |
| Dependents | 195 | 3.1K | 143 |
| Releases | 19 | 71 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 1760d ago | 89d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 9y 3m | 9y 11m | 7y 1m |
Health Breakdown
lab
Maintenance
5
Quality
11
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
rgb
Maintenance
14
Quality
11
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
pix
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| lab | rgb | pix | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.11.0 | 0.8.53 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 19KB | 44KB |
| Features | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 5.3% | 87.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.64 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rgb leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rgb is depended on by 3.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ lab has not been updated in over a year.
- •lab, rgb are pre-1.0 — API may change.