Decision Workspace
scarlet vs pix vs rgb
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
scarlet
growingv1.2.0
Colors and color spaces made simple
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.
Core Metrics
| scarlet | pix | rgb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 52 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 88.4K | 9.4M | 69.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 827 | 262.4K | 6.0M |
| Dependents | 66 | 141 | 2.9K |
| Releases | 10 | 19 | 71 |
| Last Updated | 990d ago | 377d ago | 30d ago |
| Age | 8y 1m | 6y 11m | 9y 9m |
Health Breakdown
scarlet
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
8
pix
Maintenance
5
Quality
15
Community
11
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
rgb
Maintenance
17
Quality
11
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| scarlet | pix | rgb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.0 | 0.14.0 | 0.8.53 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 11 | 1 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 425KB | 44KB | 19KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 20.0% | 0.0% | 87.3% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.64 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 3 (team) |
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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.
- •⚠ scarlet, pix have not been updated in over a year.
- •pix, rgb are pre-1.0 — API may change.