While I will keep this rug because it is too much trouble to return it, I am disappointed in its overall look and feel. The color is not red, but much more of a dark brown, perhaps red if the red were dried blood? It is not particularly soft and the colors do not really merge into each other; they look like they were dabbed on there. I will pay closer attention and ask customer service questions about colors before purchasing again. I would not recommend this rug, and I was very excited when I ordered it in hopes that it would help tie a newly decorated bedroom together. It doesn't.