Decision Workspace
use-color vs hex_color vs philiprehberger-color
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
use-color
experimentalv0.1.0
Composable primitive color utilities for Rust.
54
hex_color
growingv3.0.0
A simple, lightweight library for working with RGB(A) hexadecimal colors.
51
philiprehberger-color
experimentalv0.2.2
Color manipulation library — parsing, conversion, blending, contrast checking, and ANSI terminal output
Core Metrics
| use-color | hex_color | philiprehberger-color | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 54 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 29 | 595.5K | 55 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 36.0K | 0 |
| Dependents | 3 | 237 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 13d ago | 902d ago | 54d ago |
| Age | 13d | 4y 11m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
use-color
Maintenance
12
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
hex_color
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
philiprehberger-color
Maintenance
13
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| use-color | hex_color | philiprehberger-color | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 3.0.0 | 0.2.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 2KB | 20KB | 11KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.95.0 | — | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hex_color leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hex_color is depended on by 237 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ hex_color has not been updated in over a year.
- •use-color, philiprehberger-color are pre-1.0 — API may change.