A silver halide photographic material comprises at least one silver halide emulsion comprising silver halide grains having associated therewith at least two dyes: (a) a first dye that has at least one anionic substituent and that is capable of spectrally sensitizing a silver halide emulsion; and (b) a second dye of formula II  wherein: R1 is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl group; E3 represents the atoms necessary to complete a substituted or unsubstituted 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic nucleus; Ar1 represents an electron-withdrawing substituted aryl, or a substituted or unsubstituted electron-withdrawing heteroaryl group; L11 through L14 are substituted or unsubstituted methine groups; s is 0 or 1; G1 is an electron-withdrawing group; G2 is O or dicyanovinyl (C(CN)2); W1 is a counterion if necessary.