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When it comes to hair color the choices are pretty much infinite, but of course there will always be some colors that will compliment you better than others especially when it comes to having darker skin tones. Which is why picking the right color is super important! This post has some stunning hair color ideas for dark skin!
But honestly, no matter what your skin tone is, you could still do whatever color you wanted, if you rocked it with enough confidence, you can pull anything off. (I mean you have to wear the color, it shouldn’t wear you!).
Still though there are some hair colors that undeniably will always look good on darker skin tones, and I’m pretty sure we all know them. There’s burnt orange, which is a stunning color in and of itself but also makes for such a stunning hair color on darker skin tones!
And of course the brown ombre is a classic (you know the brown or black hair with the lighter tips). That hair color is failproof for literally everyone and not just us with darker skin!
But the color that also surprising never fails to look good on dark skin tones is… pink! I know, pink is a super bold option but for sure if you take the plunge, you can be sure that you will look darn good!
All in all there are so many options to choose from and if I tried to mention them all we’d be here all day. But despite all that I did manage to round up some pretty amazing hair color options so hopefully this post will help to make that choice easier!
This post is all about the best hair colors for dark skin tones so you might also love this post about the best braided hairstyle colors and the best protective hairstyle ideas!
40+ Best Hair Colors for Dark Skin Tones
Natural Hair
Unlike with weaves or wigs, it’s a bit tricky picking a hair color for actual natural hair because if things go wrong you’ll obviously be stuck with the look for ummm a while. So if you’ve decided to take the plunge and actually want to color your natural hair, sticking to a professional will definitely minimize the chances of disaster!
A nice way to kinda test out hair colors you might want to try out is to try these hair color waxes because they temporarily color your hair and you can easily wash them off…
Check out these stunning natural hair color ideas that you can recreate that definitely compliment dark skin tones!
Loving this post? Check out this post about the best protective hairstyles that are worth trying!
Braided Hairstyles
Braided hairstyles are the best “cheat” when it comes to testing out bold colors. I personally love protectives styles because braiding hair comes in so many colors and is super affordable, so I can use this method to try literally any color I want!
And the best part is that you wont be doing any damage to your actual hair, because with protective styles/braided styles your natural hair will be tucked away safely.
Check out these stunning braided hair ideas with the most stunning color ideas and the best part is they all compliment dark skin tones!
Wigs
With wigs, the possibilities are endless. There’s no risk that come with coloring your natural hair and you get all the gorgeous colorful benefits. The only limit is literally your imagination and if I tried to show you all the amazing options you could go for, we would be here all day!
Which is why rounded up some pretty cute wig color ideas to kinda get you started or just give you an idea of hair colors that would look good on someone with dark skin…
I hope you found a color worth trying! If you loved this post and want more black girl hair inspiration then check out the posts below:
Where are the dark skin toned women in this article? I saw one, maybe two.
But fr, I saw only one.
I only saw one or two actual brown to dark skin women.
Everyone else was light skin (yella).
This isn’t what I though it was. I was highly disappointed 😞.
More disgusted (but that’s nor here or there).
I thought I was the only one who thought this. Smh.
Ppl will do anything to get traffic to their page! I agree with all of the comments so far, this was a waste of time
As a true dark skinned woman that finds limited depictions of color options to fit my complexion, I was highly disappointed to see the same type of lighter woman that is not representative of me overall. The title was misleading which is unfortunate because we are definitely in need of someone to see and speak to us dark-skinned women regarding our wants and needs. Please do better!