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steel grey

British  

noun

    1. a dark grey colour, usually slightly purple

    2. ( as adjective )

      a steel-grey suit

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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There were long-out-of-date policies, receipts, family photographs, work mementos and then, undetected at the back of one of the steel grey drawers, was a brown envelope marked 'Everton: Season Ticket Sales'.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

Her vision for the Glasgow 2026 tartan features blue, pink and purple tones against a steel grey base inspired by the city's shipbuilding heritage.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025

But it has a nice design, all black except for a steel grey pad where the button is, and its curved edges provide a different look than the other HomeKit doorbells.

From The Verge • Feb. 9, 2022

According to the official press release, they’re steel grey, gold, red and black.

From The Guardian • Nov. 23, 2016

I surveyed his tall, spare figure, his steel grey hair and sharply-cut features, the latter pinked by the evening glow.

From The Sequel What the Great War will mean to Australia by Taylor, George A. (George Augustine)

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