The invention discloses a direct-current offset optimization method of a multi-carrier visible light communication system. The optimization method aims at finding the direct-current offset Bdc which enables bit error probability of the system to be the lowest, and each subcarrier power sigma 2. The optimization method comprises the following steps: firstly confirming systematic parameters according to required indicators, hardware restrictions and the working environment, then setting intermediate variable a= Bdc/sigma, using an iterative algorithm for solving the lowest bit error probability aopt of the system, finally, considering a light power restriction condition and an electric power restriction condition, confirming the Bdc and the sigma 2 according to the aopt, and completing the optimal design of the system. The optimized method can rapidly and precisely obtain the optimal parameter design scheme, enables the visible light communication system based on DCO-OFDM to obtain the lowest bit error probability, achieves the biggest reachable speed rate, and meanwhile is small in calculated amount, easy to achieve and high in precision.