These are very blackout in the gray, its a med gray, beautiful fabric, good quality. Ive been looking for a while, bought 4 sets and sent them all back. These ,out of the package smelled funky,, like bad funky. Cant explain it,, must be a chemical they use in manufacturing, but it disapated. Ill wash them soon, just didn't want to before I saw them up. They are nice, heavy enough to drape nicely also. May buy in another color .See full review