Backdrop clicks can be detected using the dialog bounding rect.
var dialog = document.getElementsByTagName('dialog')[0];
dialog.showModal();
dialog.addEventListener('click', function (event) {
var rect = dialog.getBoundingClientRect();
var isInDialog=(rect.top <= event.clientY && event.clientY <= rect.top + rect.height
&& rect.left <= event.clientX && event.clientX <= rect.left + rect.width);
if (!isInDialog) {
dialog.close();
}
});