A thermal transfer recording material contains at least one colorant
represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR00001## wherein
R.sub.1 represents a trifluoromethyl, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy,
alkoxycarbonyl, acyl, acyloxy, amide, carbamoyl, amino, or cyano group;
R.sub.2 represents alkyl, acyl, carbamoyl, or alkoxycarbonyl group;
R.sub.3 represents alkyl, alkenyl or aryl group; a total number of carbon
atoms in R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is 3 or more; X represents
--CR.sub.4R.sub.5--, --S--, --O-- or --NR.sub.6--; R.sub.4 and R.sub.5
respectively represent hydrogen, halogen, or a substituent; R.sub.6
represents hydrogen or a substituent; and Y represents an atom group
required for forming a 5- to 6-memberd ring.