The present invention discloses a dichroic dye composition, a black guest-host liquid crystal composition exhibiting a high order parameter using the dichroic dye composition, and a liquid crystal element with high contrast, wherein the solubility of the dichroic dye in the liquid crystal Sufficiently high and small wavelength dispersion of absorbance over a wide wavelength range. The dichroic dye composition comprises at least one dichroic dye selected from group (I) shown above, at least one dichroic dye selected from group (II) shown below, and at least one dichroic dye selected from group (II) shown below At least one dichroic dye from group (III).