A second photochromic composition provided by the invention is a photochromic composition comprising an organic photochromic compound and a tertiary amine compound having the formula (II): ##STR2## wherein R20 to R25 may be the same or different, each of them represents an alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms and may be substituted by a substituting group containing N, S, O; and A is unsubstituted