The color palette of this rug works well for me.  There is definitely a greenish sea glass color (almost pale blue) in it and it goes well with my kitchen back splash that also has that color in it.  On the downside I am disappointed in the pile of the rug.  In a high traffic area (I have a runner by my kitchen sink/prep area) it looks matted.  Vacuuming really doesn't help bring back the pile either.  I also purchased the same rug (larger size) to go under the kitchen table and it seems to be handling wear better...not sure if it's because it's larger???  I may buy another runner to replace the one that isn't looking so good only because I don't want to have to invest in another matching larger rug too...haven't even had it a year.