Decision Workspace
rasterrocket-color vs pix vs rgb
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
rasterrocket-color
experimentalv1.0.2
Pixel types and colour math for the rasterrocket PDF renderer
66
pix
stablev1.0.0
Pixel / raster image library
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.
Core Metrics
| rasterrocket-color | pix | rgb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 66 | 68 |
| Total Downloads | 58 | 9.8M | 82.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 163.3K | 7.0M |
| Dependents | 12 | 143 | 3.1K |
| Releases | 3 | 21 | 71 |
| Last Updated | 12d ago | 3d ago | 89d ago |
| Age | 13d | 7y 1m | 9y 11m |
Health Breakdown
rasterrocket-color
Maintenance
13
Quality
10
Community
9
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
pix
Maintenance
16
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
rgb
Maintenance
14
Quality
11
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| rasterrocket-color | pix | rgb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.2 | 1.0.0 | 0.8.53 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 44KB | 19KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 0.0% | 87.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.64 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 3 (team) |
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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.
- •rgb is pre-1.0 — API may change.