How to convert Hex to RGB?

Question

I am trying to use this to figure out if a color is light or dark

Evaluate whether a HEX value is dark or light

Now. It takes in a int

Answer 1

Your idea is OK, but your function is wrong, correct one is here:

int rgb = Convert.ToInt32("#FFFFFF", 16);
var a = calcLuminance(rgb);

float calcLuminance(int rgb)
{
    int r = (rgb & 0xff0000) >> 16;
    int g = (rgb & 0xff00) >> 8;
    int b = (rgb & 0xff);
    return (r*0.299f + g*0.587f + b*0.114f) / 256;
}