First off I’m obsessed with this rug I bought the 9x12 and it’s true to size great quality no pilling and didn’t have a strong smell when I opened just let hang out for 12 a day. I took the picture to show the color difference in a Shadow vs light (light being natural in this case but applies to natural or artificial). I saw the comments about the rug being gray and IMO it always looks blue lol. But is more like there are 5 shades of blue within dark dark blue (basically black), navy blue, a distressed mid navy, an ash med-light blue, and very light blue (basically white) these give it the depth I love but also think it can give an “illusion” of gray in some cases when the dark dark navy  ash have a particular light and hit the eye a certain way. Anyways I suggest get it!!