I love the feel of these sheets. They are nice and soft and almost silky after one washing. I'm sure they'll improve with age. The color was as indicated..a dark grey. The pockets are too deep for my bed but would be great with a pillow top mattress. I wish they made extra pillow cases though. We use regular pillows and the king sized ones are way too large. We also have 3 pillow on the king sized bed so we really need a few extra pillow cases. Great sheets and great service!