Charcoal is much darker than in the picture but that was ok. The horrible thing about this rug is that it sheds an incredible amount and incessantly. I first thought it was because it was new rug, maybe it will stop after the initial shed but it has not. After 2months I still have clumps of rug falling off and tiny fibers that are hard to sweep up. I’m really thinking about tossing it, it’s not worth the hassle- I’m incredibly disappointed.