They are a shiny silvery grey color and the bow is the proverbial icing in the cake, so to speak. I don?t like these. Very disappointed, especially considering my old sunhat never faded at all. Ive been looking for Forza-like graphics on ps4 and this is pretty close. The other was too short and the screws are exposed to the elements. He said it works great. Just purchased this recently, then saw my son using a drawstring sportsbag to house his racket yesterday to go to his tennis practice. BUT no support or cushion and very narrow especially for being labeled as a wide size. The best part, however, is how INSANELY EASY this was to put together. Resistentes.