A rolling bearing of the present invention includes an inner ring, an outer ring and a rolling element which are all made of a steel material, and (A) a surface of the rolling element is formed with an Ag coating film, and a raceway of at least one of the inner ring and the outer ring is formed with a Cr coating film or (B) a surface of the rolling element is formed with a Cr coating film, and a raceway of at least one of the inner ring and the outer ring is formed with a Cr coating film.