The electrochromic behavior of phosphotungstic acid (PWA) was investigated. A fluorine-doped tin oxide coated glass substrate was used for this work. In-situ measurements of optical absorbance under controlled electrochemical conditions showed that phosphotungstic acid can be colored and bleached by electrochemical oxidation and reduction. The coloration efficiency of PWA in an aqueous solution was found to be 16.8 cm2/C. This is lower than that observed with WO3 films presumably due to continuous dissolution of the reduced species. The diffusion coefficient of phosphotungstate anions [PW12O40]-3 was found to be 2.8×10-5 cm2/s. The results indicate that PWA has desirable properties for use as an electrochromic material.