It's a very sturdy material.  The color is a rich, deep navy as pictured.  It slides around a bit as I don't have any furniture anchoring it, so I will be getting a rug pad underneath.  Even without a rug pad, it feels pretty nice to the touch.  My only complaint is that the rug had a bit of extra glue in a few places.  Luckily I was able to scrape it off without damaging the rug.  I'm overall very happy with my purchase. I wish more rugs came in a square shape!