To increase the cleaning ability of a solvent composition for cleaning, containing 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane as a main component.

The solvent composition for the cleaning contains (a) 10-85 wt.% 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluorobutane, (b) 5-80 wt.% one or more kinds of propylene glycol-based solvents and (c) 10-85 wt.% at least one kind of solvent selected from nitromethane, nitroethane, 3-methoxybutyl acetate, 3-methoxy-1-butanol and d-limonene.