This a beautiful rug and brings warmth to my space. The color is definitely a bright but yet dark teal. The flower design is certainly beautiful. The downside to the rug is that it sheds majorly and the rug teal fiber balls end up everywhere throughout my space. I need to sweep regularly because of this. The rug also collects quite a bit of lent and because of the dark color of the rug, the white lent is very obvious so constant maitenance is necessary. The rug is also not very soft to touch; it has a rough feel.