The composite pigment includes a pigment and a zinc oxide particle adhering to a surface of the pigment, and a recording liquid containing the composite pigment. Also, the composite pigment includes a polymer-coated pigment (D) and a zinc oxide particle adhering to a surface of the polymer-coated pigment. The polymer-coated pigment (D) includes a pigment (A) and a (co)polymer obtained either by mixing a (co)polymer (B) of a polymerizable unsaturated monomer with at least one polymerizable unsaturated monomer (C) that is soluble in a non-aqueous solvent and becomes either insoluble or slightly soluble after polymerization, or by copolymerizing a (co)polymer (B) of a polymerizable unsaturated monomer with at least one polymerizable unsaturated monomer (C) that is soluble in a non-aqueous solvent and becomes either insoluble or slightly soluble after polymerization, the (co)polymer being disposed on a surface of the pigment (A).