We love this area rug! It looks more dark navy which is what we wanted. It has random areas of a “worn” look which randomly placed and is a light grey-blue and is nice to make it feel a bit more 3 dimensional. The base color reads pretty true to the photo - a light greige colour. It’s soft in feel and would be fine without a rug pad but we chose to purchase the heavy duty recycled rug pad on the site with no-slip underside. Highly recommend!