PURPOSE: To form a silver halide color photographic element having no undesirable secondary absorption in a magenta color developing layer and superior in storage stability under high temp. and high humidity by incorporating a specified magenta coupler and a photographic useful reagent precursor.

CONSTITUTION: The silver halide color photographic element contains the magenta coupler represented by formula [1], as one example, embodied by formula M-1, preferably, in an amount of 1×10-2W8×10-1mol per mol of silver halide, and the photographic useful reagent precursor. The use of a combination of said coupler and the reagent precursor permits the raw color photosensitive material (before exposure) to be extremely improved even under high temperature and high humidity.