text: kinda greyish if it's really bad it blackish when it thaws it becomes red and hurts http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/first-aid-frostbite/FA00023 I had a little bit on my foot once when it was 39 below. if you want to know what some bad frostbite looks like Google "frostbite" Images. I guess I got lucky. Mine was only a mild case.