The rug is clearly blue and not grey.  After close to two months of use, with a pad, the rug feels fine but is thinner than described. It also has wrinkles and puckering that have not flattened out over time. I don't mind the blue color, it ended up being okay in the room, but the puckering drives me crazy. If it wasn't such a hassle to send the two rugs back they would be gone!