To provide a dye for a plasma display front panel comprising a compound more selectively absorbing orange light in 550-620 nm region with higher absorbency and achieving a clear image.

The dye for the plasma display front panel is characterized as comprising a sub-phthalocyanine compound represented by formula (1) (wherein, Z1 to Z12 denote each independently a hydrogen atom, a 1-20C alkyl group which may have a substituent or a halogen atom; and X denotes a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, an alkoxyalkoxy group, an alkylthioalkoxy group or a dialkylaminoalkoxy group).