I purchased these chairs to pair with a mirrored dining table I had purchased. The silver nail beading and rings on the back were the perfect complement to the reflective table.  The gray is charcoal, but has a slight tint of blue. This actually was fine with me as my gray walls are the same.  My only issue is one of the chair legs came scuffed and some of the legs are not perfectly aligned once screwed in (might not be noticeable to some, but I'm extremely critical).  Overall, I'm very pleased as these chairs were incredibly priced for what you get and compared to similar chairs.