Provided is a novel electrochromic compound that is excellent in oxidation-reduction repetition and highly transparent when bleached and does not show optical absorption in the visible light region.The compound is an organic compound represented by General Formula [1] shown in Claim 1. In the General Formula [1], A and A′ are each independently selected from hydrogen atoms, alkyl groups, alkoxy groups, and aryl groups, wherein at least one of A and A′ is selected from the alkyl groups, the alkoxy groups, and the aryl groups.R1 and R2 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, an amino group, or a silyl group; and n represents 1 or 2.