Silver halide color photosensitive material

A silver halide color photosensitive material comprising a support, a cyan dye-forming coupler containing silver halide emulsion layer, a magenta dye-forming coupler containing silver halide emulsion layer, and a yellow dye-forming coupler containing silver halide emulsion layer, wherein said cyan dye-forming coupler containing silver halide emulsion layer comprises a dispersion containing at least one cyan dye-forming coupler represented by the following general formula (Ib) and at least one high boiling organic solvent represented by the following general formula (II) or (III):

• ##STR148## wherein R.sub.13 represents a straight-chain, branched or cyclic alkyl group, a straight-chain, branched or cyclic alkoxy group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, a heterocyclyl group, an alkylamino group, an anilino group, a heterocyclyloxy group or a heterocyclylamino group;
• R.sub.14 is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aryl group, a heterocyclyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a heterocyclyloxy group, an alkyl-, aryl- or heterocyclylthio group, an acyloxy group, a carbamoyloxy group, an silyloxy group, an sulfonyloxy group, an acylamino group, an alkylamino group, an arylamino group, an ureido group, a sulfamoylamino group, an alkenyloxy group, a formyl group, an alkyl-, aryl- or heterocycylacyl group, an alkyl-, aryl- or heterocyclylsulfonyl group, an alkyl-, aryl- or heterocyclylsulfinyl an alkyl-, aryl- or heterocyclyloxycarbonyl group, an alkyl-, aryl- or heterocyclyloxycarbonylamino group, a sulfonamido group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a phosphonyl group, a sulfamido group, an imido group, an azolyl group, a hydroxy group, a cyano group, a carboxyl group, a nitro group, a sulfo group, and an unsubstituted amino group, and said alkyl, aryl or heterocyclyl moieties contained in the above-cited groups are optionally substituted with any of said above-cited groups;
• X represents a hydrogen atom or a group capable of splitting off by the coupling reaction with the oxidation product of an aromatic primary amine color developing agent;
• further, R.sub.13, R.sub.14 and X each may represent a divalent group via which a dimer or higher polymer may be formed or to which a high molecular chain is bonded to form a homo- or copolymer;
• ##STR149## wherein R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 each represent an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkoxy group or a halogen atom;
• n represents an integer of 0 to 4, and R.sub.6 's are the same or different when n is not smaller than 2;
• and further, R.sub.5 and R.sub. 6 may combine with each other to complete a 5- or 6-membered ring;
• ##STR150## wherein R.sub.7, R.sub.8 and R.sub.9 each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkenyl group, an alkinyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group or a heterocyclyloxy group, or R.sub.7 represents --NR.sub.10 R.sub.11 wherein R.sub.10 and R.sub.11 each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkenyl group, an alkinyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group or a heterocyclyloxy group;
• and further, a ring may be formed by combining R.sub.7 with R.sub.8, R.sub.8 with R.sub.9, or R.sub.9 with R.sub.10 ;
• and Y represents a carbonyl group, a sulfonyl group or --(R.sub.12)P(O)-- wherein R.sub.12 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkenyl group, an alkinyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group or a heterocyclyloxy group;
• said dispersion containing at least one cyan dye-forming coupler represented by formula (Ib) and at least one high boiling organic solvent represented by formula (II) or (III) having a diameter of 0.08 to 0.5 .mu.m.