Decision Workspace
xblend vs rgb vs hex_color
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
xblend
growingv0.1.0
A simple color 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.
54
hex_color
growingv3.0.0
A simple, lightweight library for working with RGB(A) hexadecimal colors.
Core Metrics
| xblend | rgb | hex_color | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 68 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7K | 82.1M | 595.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 7.0M | 36.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 3.1K | 237 |
| Releases | 1 | 71 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 1963d ago | 89d ago | 902d ago |
| Age | 5y 4m | 9y 11m | 4y 11m |
Health Breakdown
xblend
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
rgb
Maintenance
14
Quality
11
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
hex_color
Maintenance
4
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| xblend | rgb | hex_color | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.8.53 | 3.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 19KB | 20KB |
| Features | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 87.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.64 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 (team) | 1 |
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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.
- •⚠ xblend, hex_color have not been updated in over a year.
- •xblend, rgb are pre-1.0 — API may change.