Check if UIColor is dark or bright?

Question

I need to determine whether a selected UIColor (picked by the user) is dark or bright, so I can change the color of a line of text that sits on top of that color, for better

Answer 1

Swift3

extension UIColor {
    var isLight: Bool {
        var white: CGFloat = 0
        getWhite(&white, alpha: nil)
        return white > 0.5
    }
}

// Usage
if color.isLight {
    label.textColor = UIColor.black
} else {
    label.textColor = UIColor.white
}