Silver halide color photosensitive material

A silver halide color photosensitive material comprising a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on a support, wherein at least one layer of the material contains a compound represented by formula (I) below in an amount that satisfies a relation:

• X/(X+Y)≧0.14
• wherein X is the molar amount of the compound represented by formula (I);
• and Y is the molar amount of a functional coupler other than the compound represented by formula (I) in the same color-sensitive layer or the color-sensitive layers having the same color sensitivity as the color-sensitive layer to which the compound is added, or in the same non-sensitive layer to which the compound is added;
• COUP—A—E—B Formula (I)
• wherein COUP represents a coupler moiety capable of coupling with an oxidized form of an aromatic amine-based developing agent;
• E represents an electrophilic portion;
• A represents a coupling group capable of releasing B, along with ring formation, by intramolecular nucleophilic substitution between a nitrogen atom, which originates from the aromatic amine-based developing agent and directly bonds to the coupling position in the coupling product of COUP and the oxidized form of the developing agent, and the electrophilic portion E;
• and B represents a development inhibitor or its precursor.