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(57) [Summary] [Problem] To provide a coloring composition having a good hue and capable of forming a fast image under various use conditions and environmental conditions. Ink and inkjet recording methods, thermal recording materials, color toners, and color filters are provided. A colored composition containing an azo dye having a specific structure having an aromatic nitrogen-containing 6-membered heterocycle as a coupling component, an ink using the composition, and an ink jet recording method, A heat-sensitive recording material, a color toner, and a color filter formed from the composition. |