Beautiful medium blue genuine leather; very sturdy recliner. Reclines and lifts to standing position. Very comfortable- provides good support without being hard. A very comfortable chair. Easy to put together; only took about fifteen minutes- no tools required, just slide back and wings on and plug it in. I’m extremely happy with my recliner. Good value for such a quality product. I was concerned about whether my cat could get into my lap (without using his claws) when I have the chair reclined to watch tv, but he just walks up the incline and into my lap, curls up and goes to sleep. The movement of the chair up and down does not bother him at all and the motor is very quiet-just a hum. I wish I had bought this recliner several years ago. It’s great. I wouldn’t change anything about it.