JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div class="circles" style="background-color: #fff;">
    Click me
</div>

CSS

.circles {
	background-color: #FFFFFF;
}

JavaScript

var whiteColor = $('<div/>').css({
    backgroundColor: '#fff'
}).css('backgroundColor');
var counter = 0;
$(".circles").click(function() {
    counter++;
    if (counter % 2 === 0 && $(this).css("background-color") == whiteColor) {
        $(this).css("background-color", "black");
    } else {
        $(this).css("background-color", "red");
    }
})