Decision Workspace
read_color vs hex-conservative vs base16ct
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
read_color
growingv1.0.0
A simple library for reading hex colors
71
hex-conservative
stablev1.0.1
A hex encoding and decoding crate with a conservative MSRV and dependency policy.
69
base16ct
growingv1.0.0
Pure Rust implementation of Base16 a.k.a hexadecimal (RFC 4648) which avoids any usages of data-dependent branches/LUTs and thereby provides portable "best effort" constant-time operation and embedded-friendly no_std support
Core Metrics
| read_color | hex-conservative | base16ct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 71 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 628.0K | 20.3M | 129.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 15.7K | 2.2M | 12.2M |
| Dependents | 188 | 442 | 1.4K |
| Releases | 4 | 14 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 3081d ago | 45d ago | 83d ago |
| Age | 11y 3m | 2y 11m | 4y 2m |
Health Breakdown
read_color
Maintenance
2
Quality
21
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
8
hex-conservative
Maintenance
16
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
base16ct
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| read_color | hex-conservative | base16ct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 1.0.1 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | CC0-1.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 18KB | 11KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 16.7% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.63.0 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •hex-conservative leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •base16ct has the most downloads (129.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •base16ct is depended on by 1.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ read_color has not been updated in over a year.