| abstract |
A silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one silver halide photographic emulsion layer, wherein the emulsion layer contains at least one compound of formulae (Ia), (Ib) and (Ic) and at least one compound of formula (II): n n n wherein Z 1 represents S, O, Se, Te, N or C; R, R 31 and R 32 each are an alkyl, aryl or heterocyclic group; D is a group necessary for forming a methine dye; V 1 to V 4 represent H or a monovalent substituent; M and M 3 each are a charge-balancing counter ion; m and m 3 each are a number or 0 or more necessary for neutralizing the charge of the molecule; Z 31 and Z 32 each are an atomic group necessary for forming the nitrogen-containing hetero-ring; L 31 to L 37 each represent a methine group; p 31 and p 32 each are 0 or 1; n 3 is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, but the compound of formula (II) does not include the compounds of formulae (Ia), (Ib) and (Ic). |