Cyanine dye

A photographic material comprising a support and at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer which contains the compound of formula (II)

• wherein
• X1 is C(R5, R6), NR7, O, S or Se,
• X2 is O, S, Se or NR13,
• R3 with R4, jointly are the remaining members for the completion of a substituted or unsubstituted condensed furano ring system, and the R2 radical, is H, a halogen, SH, CN, CF3, alkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio or arylthio,
• R10 to R12, independently of each other, are H, a halogen, SH, CN, CF3, alkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio or arylthio, or
• R10 with R11, or R11 with R12, each jointly are the remaining members for the completion of a substituted or unsubstituted condensed furano, benzene or naphthalene ring system and the R10 or R12 radical, which is not part of the ring system, denotes H, a halogen, SH, CN, CF3, alkyl, aryl, heterocyclyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio or arylthio,
• R5 to R7 independently of each other are alkyl, alkylene-SO3Z1 or alkylene-CO2Z1, wherein the alkyl and alkylene can be further substituted and each comprise 1 to 6 C atoms,
• R8 and R9 independently of each other are alkyl, alkylene-SO3Z1, alkylene-CO2Z1 or alkylene-Y2—N(Z1)—Y3-alkyl, wherein the alkyl and alkylene are optionally substituted and each comprise 1 to 6 C atoms,
• R13 is alkyl, alkylene-SO3Z1 or alkylene-CO2Z1, wherein the alkyl and alkylene are optionally substituted and each comprise 1 to 6 C atoms,
• Z1 is H or a negative charge,
• Y2 and Y3, independently of each other, are —S(═O)2— or —C(═O)—, and
• M1 is a counterion which may be necessary for charge equalization,
• L1, L2 and L3 independently of each other are a substituted or unsubstituted methine group, which can be a constituent of one or more carbocyclic rings, and
• n is 0, 1, 2 or 3.