The towel came in white so to give it a good durability run I gave the towel to my teenager to test. The towel did not wash very well. It shredded quite a bit and left a lot of strings in the washer. The towel also didn't keep its brightness as I anticipated that it would. I used Clorox and a higher end detergent when washing and it still did not whiten as well. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]