Fossil Gray — the full slab, photographed flat; measures #8d8883, dramatic veining. Zoom in and read the pattern before you pick.

Engineered Quartz

Fossil Gray Quartz

Gray

Measured surface color #8d8883, averaging #8b8782.

dramatic veining 0.87 of 1.00 measured

Flat surfaces read as one solid tone; heavily patterned ones vary piece to piece, so we lay them out with you before we cut. Browse other gray quartz with dramatic veining →

Style limestone
Color light gray with dark gray, cool white accents
slab-to-slab variation Low
Price tier $ — the most affordable of four bands in this catalog

Also sold as Dusk.

$3,600–$18,000 installed for a finished kitchen in Engineered Quartz — see the range by kitchen size

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What is Fossil Gray Quartz?

Fossil Gray Quartz is an engineered quartz surface. No sealing, ever, and no surprise between the sample and the slab. It reads gray, a limestone look. Budget-friendly by the store's own tiering, and well under granite, which starts at $140 a foot.

Sizes and finishes

How it is actually sold — measured off the spec sheet, not rounded.

Finishes

It comes in one finish, polished.

Polished

Where it works

The applications this surface is actually rated for.

Where it is rated to go: flooring · counters · wall, at residential duty.

Rated for

Flooring — residential
Counters — residential
Wall — residential

What to expect once it is installed

The ratings that decide whether the finished counter matches the sample.

Piece-to-piece variation: Low

Piece-to-piece variation is rated low, so what you see in a sample is a fair guide to the counter.

What to put next to it

Built from the color we measured off Fossil Gray Quartz itself, not from its name.

We measured this slab's own swatch at #8D8883 — mid-light and essentially neutral. The closest color we hold pairing data for is Warm Speckled Stone (Granite), so that is what the recommendations below are built from. It sits close to neutral, which means it will take direction from the cabinets rather than fight them.

Cabinets

Olive Drab Green — Olive cabinets and warm stone share the same earthen yellow base, so the kitchen reads as one grown thing rather than parts from a catalog.. Against this surface it is close in weight, so the two will blend rather than contrast current
Dusty Blue — Warm stone keeps dusty-blue cabinets from tipping nursery — the sandy flecks pull the blue toward coastal-grownup, and the busy surface hides crumbs between wipe-downs.. Against this surface it is close in weight, so the two will blend rather than contrast current
Warm White / Ivory — traditional comfort; undertones agree. Against this surface it is a step lighter, which lifts the surface without washing it out solid
Espresso — the 2008 set — honest but aging; modernize with slab tops instead. Against this surface it is a step darker — enough separation to read as two materials dated

Questions about Fossil Gray Quartz

Answered from this product’s own spec sheet and our measurement of it.

Where can I use Fossil Gray Quartz?

Its maker rates it for flooring · counters · wall. We hold to that rating when we quote — installing outside it is how a warranty claim gets denied.

What color is Fossil Gray Quartz, really?

We measured its own swatch at #8D8883 — mid-light and essentially neutral. It sits close to neutral, so it takes direction from the cabinets rather than fighting them. Names are marketing; that number is what the camera saw.

Does Fossil Gray Quartz need sealing?

No. Engineered quartz is non-porous. It never needs sealing, and anyone selling you a sealer for it is selling you a bottle of nothing.