The invention relates to organopolysiloxanes with dye residues comprising units of the general formula R1a(RO)bAcR2dSiO(4−a−b−c−d)/2  (I) wherein R can be identical or different and is hydrogen atom or monovalent, substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon radical, R1 can be identical or different and is hydrogen atom or monovalent, SC-bonded hydrocarbon radical, R2 can be identical or different and is substituted, monovalent, Si—C bonded hydrocarbon radical, A can be identical or different and is a radical of a water-soluble organic dye containing at least one of sulfonic acid groups, sulfonate groups, or metal complexes thereof, a is 0, 1, 2, or 3, b is 0, 1, 2 or 3, d is 0, 1, 2, or 3 and c is 0, 1 or 2 with the proviso that the sum of a, b, c and d is less than or equal to 3, the organopolysiloxanes have at least one radical, and, in the units of the formula (I) where c is other than 0, d is 0.