This rug is great! We love it. It is decidedly not gray. It hovers somewhere in the blue-gray area. Its very pretty. The background is a creamy ivory color. At first I was a little disappointed since I was hoping for a whitegray rug. It looks better in our house as a bluecream rug than it would have in the gray scheme. Its fairly thick and feels like it will hold up. Glad I bought it!