A recording head comprising: a plurality of discharge opening array means arranged side by side and including at least: two first discharge opening array means (LG1, LG1) for discharging an ink of a first color; two second discharge opening array means (LG1, LG1) for discharging an ink of a second color; a third discharge opening array means (LG1) for discharging an ink of a third color; and two fourth discharge opening array means (LG1, LG1) for discharging an ink of a fourth color, wherein: h1 < h3 < h2, L3 > L1 > L4, and L3 > L2 > L4 are satisfied, where: h1 is a hue angle of the first color, L1 is a lightness of the first color, h2 is a hue angle of the second color, L2 is a lightness of the second color, h3 is a hue angle of the third color, L3 is a lightness of the third color, L4 is a lightness of the fourth color, and wherein the third discharge opening array means (LG1) is the only discharge opening means, among the plurality of discharge opening array means, for discharging the ink of the third color, wherein the plurality of discharge opening array means is arranged in such a manner that the one third discharge opening array means (LG1) is located between the two first discharge opening array means (LG1, LG1), between the two second discharge opening array means (LG1, LG1), and not between the two fourth discharge opening array means (LG1, LG1), and wherein: h 1 + h ′ − h 1 / 2 < h 3 < h 2 − h 2 − h ′ / 2 is satisfied, where h' is a hue angle of a color reproduced by a mixture of equal amounts of the ink of the first color and the ink of the second color. two first discharge opening array means (LG1, LG1) for discharging an ink of a first color; two second discharge opening array means (LG1, LG1) for discharging an ink of a second color; a third discharge opening array means (LG1) for discharging an ink of a third color; and two fourth discharge opening array means (LG1, LG1) for discharging an ink of a fourth color, wherein: h1 < h3 < h2, L3 > L1 > L4, and L3 > L2 > L4 are satisfied, where: h1 is a hue angle of the first color, L1 is a lightness of the first color, h2 is a hue angle of the second color, L2 is a lightness of the second color, h3 is a hue angle of the third color, L3 is a lightness of the third color, L4 is a lightness of the fourth color, and h1 < h3 < h2, L3 > L1 > L4, and L3 > L2 > L4 h1 is a hue angle of the first color, L1 is a lightness of the first color, h2 is a hue angle of the second color, L2 is a lightness of the second color, h3 is a hue angle of the third color, L3 is a lightness of the third color, L4 is a lightness of the fourth color, and wherein the third discharge opening array means (LG1) is the only discharge opening means, among the plurality of discharge opening array means, for discharging the ink of the third color, wherein the plurality of discharge opening array means is arranged in such a manner that the one third discharge opening array means (LG1) is located between the two first discharge opening array means (LG1, LG1), between the two second discharge opening array means (LG1, LG1), and not between the two fourth discharge opening array means (LG1, LG1), and wherein: h 1 + h ′ − h 1 / 2 < h 3 < h 2 − h 2 − h ′ / 2 is satisfied, where h' is a hue angle of a color reproduced by a mixture of equal amounts of the ink of the first color and the ink of the second color.