5‐amino‐tetrazolo[1,5‐a]pyrimidin‐7‐ol (I) was synthesized by reaction of 5‐amino‐tetrazole with ethyl cyanoacetate in excellent yield. A series of novel 5‐amino‐6‐arylazotetrazolo[1,5‐a]pyrimidin‐7‐ol dyes were prepared by linking o‐, m‐, p‐anisidine, o‐, m‐, p‐chloroaniline, o‐, m‐, p‐nitroaniline, o‐, m‐, p‐toluidine and aniline to 5‐amino‐tetrazolo[1,5‐a]pyrimidin‐7‐ol (I). The structure of these dyes were confirmed by UV‐vis, FTIR and 1H NMR spectroscopic techniques and elemental analysis. The effect of varying pH and solvent upon the absorption ability of 5‐amino‐6‐arylazotetrazolo[1,5‐a]pyrimidin‐7‐ol sudstituted with electron‐withdrawing and electron‐donating groups at their o‐, m‐, p‐position was examined.