Colored by colored-rs
(Rust) Coloring terminal so simple you already know how to do it !
About Colored
From the project's README at github.com/colored-rs/colored. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
[](https://crates.io/crates/colored) [](https://github.com/mackwic/colored/blob/master/LICENSE)
```rust "this is blue".blue(); "this is red".red(); "this is red on blue".red().onblue(); "this is also red on blue".onblue().red(); "you can use truecolor values too!".truecolor(0, 255, 136); "background truecolor also works :)".ontruecolor(135, 28, 167); "truecolor from tuple".customcolor((0, 255, 136)); "background truecolor from tuple".oncustomcolor((0, 255, 136)); "bright colors are welcome as well".onbrightblue().brightred(); "you can also make bold text".bold(); println!("{} {} {}", "or use".cyan(), "any".italic().yellow(), "string type".cyan()); "or change advice. This is red".yellow().blue().red(); "or clear things up. This is default color and style".red().bold().clear(); "purple and magenta are the same".purple().magenta(); "and so are normal and clear".normal().clear(); "you can specify color by string".color("blue").oncolor("red"); "you can also use hex colors".color("#0057B7").on_color("#fd0"); String::from("this also works!").green().bold(); format!("{:30}", "format works as expected. This will be padded".blue()); format!("{:.3}", "and this will be green but truncat
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 2.0k | github.com/colored-rs/colored |
| GitHub forks | 95 | github.com/colored-rs/colored |
| CRATES downloads (last month) | 35528k | colored |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 10.2 years | since Mar 2016 |
| Last commit | 4 months ago | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 11 | last: 4 months ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
Ready to self-host Colored?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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