Patent ID: 8580470

Claim:
A negatively chargeable toner comprising 1) a charge control agent composition comprising a metal compound (A) of aromatic hydroxycarboxylic acid having an aromatic hydroxycarboxylic acid bonded with a metal atom selected from the group consisting of a zirconium atom, a calcium atom, an aluminum atom, a chromium atom, a boron atom, and a zinc atom via at least any of ionic bond, covalent bond and coordinate bond; and at least one inorganic white pigment (B), wherein the inorganic white pigment (B) is contained in an amount of from 1 to 20 parts by mass in 100 parts by mass of the charge control agent composition, and the inorganic white pigment (B) is calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, barium carbonate, zinc carbonate, barium sulfate, calcium sulfate, magnesium hydroxide, aluminum hydroxide, calcium silicate, aluminum silicate, zinc silicate, magnesium silicate, dimagnesium phosphate, titanium dioxide, kaolin, talc, clay, diatomaceous earth, synthetic amorphous silica, alumina, or zeolite; 2) a colorant; and 3) a binder resin, wherein the charge control agent composition is incorporated throughout the toner.