Photographic recording material with metal complexable, heterocyclic azo dye

A color photographic recording material for the production of color images by the dye diffusion transfer process, containing at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a non-diffusing color-providing compound associated thereto, from which color-providing compound a diffusible azo dye capable of forming a complex with metal ions is released under the conditions of alkaline development as a function of the development of the silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the improvement comprises the azo dye corresponds to the following general formula II:

• ##STR46## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4, which may be the same or different, each represents --H, --F, --Cl, --Br, --CN, --NO.sub.2, --CF.sub.3, --OCF.sub.3, --SCF.sub.3, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, acylamino, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, --CO--X or --SO.sub.2 --Y or two adjacent groups R.sup.1 -R.sup.4 together constitute a condensed benzene ring which may contain further substituents;
• R.sup.5 represents hydrogen or a substituent having an electron donor character;
• R.sup.6 represents hydrogen, halogen or alkyl;
• G represents a group capable of chelate formation;
• X represents --OH, alkoxy, an amino group optionally substituted by alkyl or aryl, or a cyclic amino group;
• Y represents --H, --OH, an amino group optionally substituted by alkyl or aryl, a cyclic amino group or a group corresponding to the following general formula:
• --NH--SO.sub.2 --R.sup.7 ;
• R.sup.7 represents alkyl, aryl, an amino group optionally disubstituted by alkyl or a cyclic amino group;
• and
• n represents 0 or 1.