A silver halide photographic light-sensitive element containing at least one dye represented by general formula (I) set forth below in at least one hydrophilic colloid layer of the silver halide photographic light-sensitive element: ##STR1## wherein X represents an amino group, a hydroxy group or an alkoxy group; m represents 0 or 1; Q represents an aryl group substituted with at least one of a sulfo group, a sulfoalkyl group or a carboxy group; R.sup.1 represents an aliphatic group; R.sup.2 and R.sup.3, which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an acyl group or a carboxy group; L.sup.1, L.sup.2, L.sup.3 and L.sub.4 each represents a methine group, an alkyl substituted methine group or a phenyl substituted methine group; and n represents 0 or 1.