If you have hardwood floors, you definitely need to use a rug pad.  This rug is extremely slippery without one.  I bought this rug for my half bathroom.  I needed a thin area rug so that I could close the door.  Also, it had to be able to withstand water constantly dripping on it from my children not drying off their hands completely or sometimes not at all.  This rug met my expectations.  The colors are exactly as the picture.  The only con is that even with a rug pad, the rug still curls up at the end.