// Parse strings looking for color tuples [255,255,255]
	function getRGB(color) {
		var result;

		// Check if we're already dealing with an array of colors
		if ( color && color.constructor == Array && color.length == 3 )
			return color;

		// Look for rgb(num,num,num)
		if (result = /rgb\(\s*([0-9]{1,3})\s*,\s*([0-9]{1,3})\s*,\s*([0-9]{1,3})\s*\)/.exec(color))
			return [parseInt(result[1]), parseInt(result[2]), parseInt(result[3])];

		// Look for rgb(num%,num%,num%)
		if (result = /rgb\(\s*([0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?)\%\s*,\s*([0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?)\%\s*,\s*([0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?)\%\s*\)/.exec(color))
			return [parseFloat(result[1])*2.55, parseFloat(result[2])*2.55, parseFloat(result[3])*2.55];

		// Look for #a0b1c2
		if (result = /#([a-fA-F0-9]{2})([a-fA-F0-9]{2})([a-fA-F0-9]{2})/.exec(color))
			return [parseInt(result[1],16), parseInt(result[2],16), parseInt(result[3],16)];

		// Look for #fff
		if (result = /#([a-fA-F0-9])([a-fA-F0-9])([a-fA-F0-9])/.exec(color))
			return [parseInt(result[1]+result[1],16), parseInt(result[2]+result[2],16), parseInt(result[3]+result[3],16)];

		// Otherwise, we're most likely dealing with a named color
		return colors[jQuery.trim(color).toLowerCase()];
	}