Colour is not as expected, described as dark teal but is more of a dark cerulean blue. I know you can expect some colour loss after washing but it's a good job I used the washing machine in which I generally wash dog blankets and of course washed with alike colours, there were some lighter teal colours that have come out blue, and the washing machine drum is covered in colour and is taking forever to clean out after 2 further washes with almost empty drum (dusters/rags) with bio detergent. cotton feels nice though......