Decision Workspace
pix vs rgb vs palette
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
pix
growingv0.14.0
Pixel / raster image library
71
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.
56
palette
growingv0.7.6
Convert and manage colors with a focus on correctness, flexibility and ease of use.
Core Metrics
| pix | rgb | palette | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 71 | 56 |
| Total Downloads | 9.4M | 69.3M | 6.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 262.4K | 6.0M | 521.0K |
| Dependents | 141 | 2.9K | 2.5K |
| Releases | 19 | 71 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 377d ago | 30d ago | 698d ago |
| Age | 6y 11m | 9y 9m | 10y 2m |
Health Breakdown
pix
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
rgb
Maintenance
17
Quality
11
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
palette
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
Technical Details
| pix | rgb | palette | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.14.0 | 0.8.53 | 0.7.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 44KB | 19KB | 231KB |
| Features | 0 | 9 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 87.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.64 | 1.60.0 |
| Owners | 2 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rgb leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rgb is depended on by 2.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ pix, palette have not been updated in over a year.