I have gotten a lot of complements on this.  It does seem a touch darker in real life than the picture which is great.  The grey is definitely grey, not white so it won't show dirt quickly.  I had it down for about 5 minutes and my dog decided that would be a great time to throw up on it - so i can safely say it washes up nicely as well!! It's nice and thick, not plastic-y so i think it will hold up much better than others for a similar price against the florida sun.