An ink composition for ink jet recording includes resin particles of a urethane resin colored with a disperse dye, and the acid value of the urethane resin is 1 KOHmg/g or more and less than 100 KOHmg/g.

An example of an inkjet ink for textile printing includes a self-dispersed pigment. The self-dispersed pigment includes a pigment and an organic group attached thereto, the organic group including at least one phosphorus-containing group. The inkjet ink also includes a poly-ester-polyurethane binder and a liquid vehicle. The inkjet ink may be used in a printing method and/or in a textile printing kit.

Dye mixtures based on dye(s) of formula (1) ##STR00001##
and dye(s) of formula (2) ##STR00002##
formula (3) ##STR00003##
formula (4) ##STR00004##
formula (5a) ##STR00005##
and/or formula (5b) ##STR00006##