Recording material

A recording material utilizing a reaction between a colorless or light-colored dye precursor and a color developer capable of forming a color upon coming into contact with the dye precursor, the recording material being characterized in that the material comprises at least one pyrazalone compound serving as the dye precursor and represented by the formula (1), and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of an aromatic carboxylic acid and a polyvalent metal salt thereof serving as the color developer ##STR9## wherein R.sub.1 is alkyl, alkoxyalkyl, aryl or aryl having a substituent, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each alkyl, alkyl having a substituent, aryl or aryl having a substituent, R.sub.4 is alkyl, alkyl having a substituent, aryl, aryl having a substituent, amino or amino having a substituent, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are each alkyl, alkoxyl or a halogen atom, p is 0 or an integer of 1 to 5, and q is 0 or an integer of 1 to 4.