This is a beautiful rug in the online photo.  I read the reviews on this site and several others and a lot of them said the rug was dark...and it was.  However, even though it was dark, I thought the rug had a dingy hue to it.  The black border looked charcoal.  As much as I wanted to love it, I just couldn't.  I returned it. 

Pros: Great value, good quality
Cons: Not as pictured.