Manhattan Gray — the full slab, photographed flat; measures #55514e, subtle veining. Zoom in and read the pattern before you pick.

Engineered Quartz

Manhattan Gray Quartz

Gray

Measured surface color #55514e.

subtle veining 0.25 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 subtle veining →

Style modern
Color dark gray
slab-to-slab variation Low
Price tier $ — the most affordable of four bands in this catalog

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

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What is Manhattan Gray Quartz?

Visually it is gray — a flat, near-uniform field. Manhattan Gray Quartz is an engineered quartz surface. No sealing, ever, and no surprise between the sample and the slab. 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.

Manhattan Gray Quartz carries a rating for 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

Variation between pieces: low. Pieces run close enough that nobody will read the differences across a finished run.

What to put next to it

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

We measured this slab's own swatch at #55514E — deep and essentially neutral. The closest color we hold pairing data for is Charcoal, 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.

Hardware

Warm Brass / Satin Gold — gold jewelry on gray flannel. Against this surface it is a step lighter, which lifts the surface without washing it out classic
Copper — Copper pulls against charcoal like embers in ash, and every fingerprint just speeds the living patina you were going to want anyway.. Against this surface it is a step lighter, which lifts the surface without washing it out current
Matte Black (Metal) — tonal, hardware disappears into the mass. Against this surface it is a step darker — enough separation to read as two materials solid

Countertop

White Veined (Marble-Look) — inverted tuxedo — dark base, light top. Against this surface it is much lighter, so the cabinets carry the room and this recedes classic

Island

Natural / White Oak — dark perimeter with a wood island keeps it livable. Against this surface it is a step lighter, which lifts the surface without washing it out current

Cabinets

Warm White / Ivory — A charcoal island anchored by warm white perimeter is the combination clients stop questioning after year five — it simply never dates because it never trended.. Against this surface it is much lighter, so the cabinets carry the room and this recedes classic

Questions about Manhattan Gray Quartz

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

Where can I use Manhattan 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 Manhattan Gray Quartz, really?

We measured its own swatch at #55514E — deep 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 Manhattan Gray Quartz need sealing?

No. Not once, in its whole life. That is the practical headline of engineered quartz: no sealing, no re-sealing, no annual water test. Soap and water is the entire routine.