A resist composition including a polymeric compound having 0 to 20 mol % of a structural unit containing a polar group-containing aliphatic hydrocarbon group, and an acid generator compound represented by general formula (b1-1) in which R101 represents a hydrocarbon group having at least 1 hydroxy group as a substituent; Y101 represents a single bond or a divalent linking group containing an oxygen atom; V101 represents a single bond, an alkylene group or a fluorinated alkylene group; R102 represents a fluorine atom or a fluorinated alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms; M′m+ represents an organic cation having a valency of m.