A recording liquid including a recording agent which is a component that forms a recorded image and a liquid medium in which said recording agent is dissolved or dispersed, wherein said recording agent comprises a dye (A) C.I. Reactive Red 23 and a dye (B) represented by R.sub.1 C.sub.6 H.sub.3 (SO.sub.3 M).sub.n --N.dbd.N--C.sub.10 H.sub.3 (OH)(NHR.sub.2)(SO.sub.3 M).sub.2, wherein R.sub.1 represents H, halogen atom, carboxyl or alkyl; R.sub.2 represents --COCH.sub.3, --SO.sub.2 C.sub.6 H.sub.4 CH.sub.3 or --COC.sub.6 H.sub.4 R.sub.3, where R.sub.3 represents H or Cl; M represents a base; and n represents either 0 or 1. An ink-jet recording method comprises applying a droplet of the recording liquid to a recording medium to carry out recording.