The dark material is much darker than it appears in the photo. It works well colourwise but already there are snags in it. It absolutely hates the vacuum cleaner. And it off-gassed a lot when it was opened, which surprised me, given the material from which it is made. It is also considerably thicker than I imagined it -- and thicker than its two very similar predecessors. It will do the job for a year and a bit and the price was right.