diff --git a/urdf/uvc_camera.xacro b/urdf/uvc_camera.xacro
index 1205c589bb878da11139207633b0dd3027b05404..94143dba40066b17255bad057b8534ea42aaff10 100644
--- a/urdf/uvc_camera.xacro
+++ b/urdf/uvc_camera.xacro
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
         <geometry>
           <mesh filename="package://iri_uvc_camera_description/meshes/${resolution}_uvc_camera_${model}.stl" />
         </geometry>
-        <material name="Black" />
+        <material name="DarkGrey">
+          <color rgba="0.2 0.2 0.2 1.0"/>
+        </material>
       </visual>
       <collision>
         <origin xyz="0 0 0" rpy="0 0 0"/>