An organic electronic device comprising at least two electrodes and at least one organic layer located between the electrodes, wherein the organic layer contains at least one pyrrolopyrrole-cyanine compound of the formula I. wherein R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C20 alkyl, C1-C20 alkoxy, C3-C15 cycloalkyl, C3-C15 cycloalkenyl, C3-C15 cycloalkyloxy, 3- to 15-membered saturated or partially unsaturated Heterocycle, 3- to 15-membered saturated or partially unsaturated heterocyclyloxy, C6-C14-aryl, C6-C14-aryloxy, 5- to 14-membered heteroaryl and 5- to 14-membered heteroaryloxy, wherein the eight latter radicals are unsubstituted or carry one or more radicals R 1a, wherein each R 1a is independently NR 1b R 1c, C1-C20 alkyl, C2-C20 alkenyl, C2-C20 alkynyl, C1-C20 alkoxy, C1-C20 alkoxy-C1-C20 alkyl, C1-C20-alkoxy, which in the alkyl part is interrupted one or more times by nonadjacent oxygen atoms, C1-C20-alkylthio, C1-C20-haloalkyl, C1-C20-haloalkoxy, C2-C20-haloalkenyl, C2-C20-haloalkynyl, C2-C20-alkenyloxy, C2-C20-alkynyloxy, C6-C14-aryl-C1-C10-alkyl, C6-C14-aryl-C2-C10-alkenyl or C6-C14-aryl-C2-C10-alkynyl, wherein R 1b and R 1c are independently C1-C20 alkyl or C6-C14 aryl; where the aliphatic or aromatic groups in the abovementioned group R 1a in turn can carry one, two or three groups NR 1b R 1c one of R 3 or R 4 is 5- to 14-membered heteroaryl which is unsubstituted or carries one or more R x and the other R 3 or R 4 is an electron withdrawing group E 1, wherein each R x is independently halogen, C1-C20 alkyl, C2-C20 alkenyl, C2-C20 alkynyl, C1-C20 alkoxy, C1-C20 alkylthio, C1-C20 haloalkyl, C1-C20 haloalkoxy, C2 -C20 haloalkenyl, C2-C20 haloalkynyl, C2-C20 alkenyloxy, C2-C20 alkynyloxy, C6-C14 aryl, C6-C14 aryl C1-C10 alkyl, C6-C14 aryl C2-C10 alkenyl or C6-C14 aryl-C2-C10 alkynyl; and E1 is cyano, nitro, SO 3 H, CHO, COOR E1, COR E1, N(R E2) 3 + X-, where R E1 is hydrogen or C1-C10 alkyl; each R E2 is independently hydrogen or C1-C10 alkyl, X- is an anion equivalent; one of R 5 or R 6 is 5- to 14-membered heteroaryl which is unsubstituted or carries one or more R x and the other R 5 or R 6 is an electron-withdrawing group E 2 wherein E 2 is defined as E 1 is; R 7 and R 8, independently of one another, are selected from hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl and B (R 9 R 10), where R 9 is halogen, C1-C10-alkyl, C3-C10-cycloalkyl, C3-C15-cycloalkenyl or C6-C14- Aryl, wherein the three last-mentioned cyclic radicals are unsubstituted or carry one or more radicals R 9a, wherein R 9a is defined as R x; and R 10 is defined as R 9. R 1 and R 2 are independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C20 alkyl, C1-C20 alkoxy, C3-C15 cycloalkyl, C3-C15 cycloalkenyl, C3-C15 cycloalkyloxy, 3- to 15-membered saturated or partially unsaturated Heterocycle, 3- to 15-membered saturated or partially unsaturated heterocyclyloxy, C6-C14-aryl, C6-C14-aryloxy, 5- to 14-membered heteroaryl and 5- to 14-membered heteroaryloxy, wherein the eight latter radicals are unsubstituted or carry one or more radicals R 1a, wherein each R 1a is independently NR 1b R 1c, C1-C20 alkyl, C2-C20 alkenyl, C2-C20 alkynyl, C1-C20 alkoxy, C1-C20 alkoxy-C1-C20 alkyl, C1-C20-alkoxy, which in the alkyl part is interrupted one or more times by nonadjacent oxygen atoms, C1-C20-alkylthio, C1-C20-haloalkyl, C1-C20-haloalkoxy, C2-C20-haloalkenyl, C2-C20-haloalkynyl, C2-C20-alkenyloxy, C2-C20-alkynyloxy, C6-C14-aryl-C1-C10-alkyl, C6-C14-aryl-C2-C10-alkenyl or C6-C14-aryl-C2-C10-alkynyl, wherein R 1b and R 1c are independently C1-C20 alkyl or C6-C14 aryl; where the aliphatic or aromatic groups in the abovementioned group R 1a in turn can carry one, two or three groups NR 1b R 1c one of R 3 or R 4 is 5- to 14-membered heteroaryl which is unsubstituted or carries one or more R x and the other R 3 or R 4 is an electron withdrawing group E 1, wherein each R x is independently halogen, C1-C20 alkyl, C2-C20 alkenyl, C2-C20 alkynyl, C1-C20 alkoxy, C1-C20 alkylthio, C1-C20 haloalkyl, C1-C20 haloalkoxy, C2 -C20 haloalkenyl, C2-C20 haloalkynyl, C2-C20 alkenyloxy, C2-C20 alkynyloxy, C6-C14 aryl, C6-C14 aryl C1-C10 alkyl, C6-C14 aryl C2-C10 alkenyl or C6-C14 aryl-C2-C10 alkynyl; and E1 is cyano, nitro, SO 3 H, CHO, COOR E1, COR E1, N(R E2) 3 + X-, where R E1 is hydrogen or C1-C10 alkyl; each R E2 is independently hydrogen or C1-C10 alkyl, X- is an anion equivalent; one of R 5 or R 6 is 5- to 14-membered heteroaryl which is unsubstituted or carries one or more R x and the other R 5 or R 6 is an electron-withdrawing group E 2 wherein E 2 is defined as E 1 is; R 7 and R 8, independently of one another, are selected from hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl and B (R 9 R 10), where R 9 is halogen, C1-C10-alkyl, C3-C10-cycloalkyl, C3-C15-cycloalkenyl or C6-C14- Aryl, wherein the three last-mentioned cyclic radicals are unsubstituted or carry one or more radicals R 9a, wherein R 9a is defined as R x; and R 10 is defined as R 9.