An organic electroluminescent element includes, in order, an anode, an organic layer including a light-emitting layer, and a cathode. The organic layer further includes a first organic layer that is provided between the light-emitting layer and the anode, and includes a hole transport layer. The hole transport layer includes a material having an absorption coefficient of 0.01 or greater and 0.06 or less. The light-emitting layer has a light-emitting center receding from a first interface of the light-emitting layer by a thickness greater than 0 and equal to or less than 0.4, where the light-emitting layer has a thickness of 1. The first interface is adjacent to the anode. The organic electroluminescent element further includes a microcavity structure in which the position of the interface is a resonance point.