| abstract |
A photosensitive silver halide color photographic material is disclosed which has a good color forming property and sufficient resistance to formalin and ensures stability of the color image density to change in pH of the developer solution and good light fastness of the image formed therein. The photographic material comprises a silver halide emulsion layer which contains a magenta coupler representd by the following formula:n wherein R¹ represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, acyl group, or aryl group, R² a hydrogen atom or a substituent group, Y - O - R³, - S - R¹³ or a chlorine, bromine or iodine atom wherein R³ represents an aryl group whether substituted and R¹³ an aryl, an alkyl or heterocyclic group whether substituted or not substituted, and A an aryl group whether substituted or not substituted. |