A heavy metal complex of an azo or azomethine dye of the formula ##STR121## in which D--(CO).sub.n --OH is an aminophenol, aminonaphthol or aminobenzoic acid diazo component, which, in addition to the metallizable group, is unsubstituted or substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkoxy, C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 -alkanoylamino, C.sub.2 -C.sub.8 -alkoxycarbonylamino, benzoylamino, amino, mono- or dialkylamino having 1 to 8 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical, phenylamino, alkoxycarbonyl having 1 to 8 carbon atoms in the alkoxy radical, nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, halogen, sulfamoyl, sulfamoyl which is monosubstituted or disubstituted on the nitrogen atom by C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, hydroxy-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.7 -cycloalkyl or phenyl, carbamoyl, ureido, hydroxyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl-sulfonyl, phenylsulfonyl, carboxyl, sulfomethyl, sulfo, phenylazo, naphthylazo or a fibre-reactive acryloyl, mono-, di- or trihalo-acryloyl or -methacryloyl, mono- or dihalopropionyl, phenylsulfonylpropionyl, vinylsulfonylpropionyl, .beta.-chloroethylsulfonylpropionyl, methysulfonylpropionyl or .beta.-sulfatoethylsulfonyl, mono-, di- or trihalopyrimidyl or mono- or dihalotriazinyl radical, which is bonded directed or via --NH--, --N(CH.sub.3)--, --N(C.sub.2 H.sub. 5)--, --N(C.sub.3 H.sub.7)--, ##STR122## or --CH.sub.2 --N(R)--, where R is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl substituted by hydroxyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, phenyl, sulfo, sulfato or halogen, phenyl or phenyl substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 -alkanoylamino, sulfo or halogen, K--OH is the radical of the formula ##STR123## in which the symbols A, A', B and B' each represent a carbon atom or in which one of the symbols A, A', B or B' represents a nitrogen atom while the others represent a carbon atom, R.sub.1 has the meaning given for R or R.sub.1 is a fibre-reactive radical given for D, the ring E is unsubstituted or substituted by the substituents given for d, Y is a nitrogen atom or a CH group, and n is 0 or 1, and in which --(CO).sub.n --OH is bonded to D in a position adjacent to --N.dbd.Y--.