Check if a color is light or dark

script.js

var getRGB = function(b){
    var a;
    if(b&&b.constructor==Array&&b.length==3)return b;
    if(a=/rgb\(\s*([0-9]{1,3})\s*,\s*([0-9]{1,3})\s*,\s*([0-9]{1,3})\s*\)/.exec(b))return[parseInt(a[1]),parseInt(a[2]),parseInt(a[3])];
    if(a=/rgb\(\s*([0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?)\%\s*,\s*([0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?)\%\s*,\s*([0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?)\%\s*\)/.exec(b))return[parseFloat(a[1])*2.55,parseFloat(a[2])*2.55,parseFloat(a[3])*2.55];
    if(a=/#([a-fA-F0-9]{2})([a-fA-F0-9]{2})([a-fA-F0-9]{2})/.exec(b))return[parseInt(a[1],16),parseInt(a[2],16),parseInt(a[3],
16)];
    if(a=/#([a-fA-F0-9])([a-fA-F0-9])([a-fA-F0-9])/.exec(b))return[parseInt(a[1]+a[1],16),parseInt(a[2]+a[2],16),parseInt(a[3]+a[3],16)];
    return (typeof (colors) != "undefined")?colors[jQuery.trim(b).toLowerCase()]:null
};

var luminance_get = function(color) {
    var rgb = getRGB(color);
    if (!rgb) return null;
        return 0.2126 * rgb[0] + 0.7152 * rgb[1] + 0.0722 * rgb[2];
}

var luminance = luminance_get("rgb( " + color.join(",") + ")");

if (luminance > 180) {
	// black on white
}