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

Swift 4 Version

extension UIColor {
    func isLight() -> Bool {
        guard let components = cgColor.components, components.count > 2 else {return false}
        let brightness = ((components[0] * 299) + (components[1] * 587) + (components[2] * 114)) / 1000
        return (brightness > 0.5)
    }
}