A silver halide photographic photosensitive material comprising a support and at least one silver halide photosensitive layer provided on the support, wherein γ(D97), which is a contrast on a characteristic curve obtained as a result of three-minute development with D97 developer, fulfills a condition defined by the following Formula (1), γ(D96), which is a contrast on a characteristic curve obtained as a result of eight-minute development with D96 developer, fulfills a condition defined by the following Formula (2), and a relationship between the γ(D97) and γ(D96) fulfills a condition defined by the following Formula (3):
- 0.6≦γ(D97)≦1.6 Formula (1)
- 0.6≦γ(D96)≦1.6 Formula (2)
- 0.8≦γ(D97)/γ(D96)≦1.39 Formula (3).