read_color
v1.0.0 GrowingA simple library for reading hex colors
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 8+ years
- ✓Stable API (1.x for 11+ years)
- ✓Trusted by 188 crates
- ✓Team maintained (2 owners)
- ✓Tiny footprint (6KB, 0 deps)
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Deep Insights
16.4K downloads in the last 30 days (547/day), up 17% from the previous period.
188 crates depend on read_color. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
The primary maintainer publishes 157 crates. This suggests deep Rust expertise and long-term commitment to the ecosystem.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 11 years with 4 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
read_color has no external dependencies — minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.
At 6KB, read_color is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include piston2d-graphics, dyon, vtubestudio-cli, turbine_reactive, lottie. When high-quality crates choose read_color, it's a strong quality signal.
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