50 Shades of Burgundy Hair Color for 2021

Burgundy (dark red, red wine color) is actively used for hair dyeing in brunettes. Blondes and women with medium brown hair sometimes also resort to this noble hue in order to appear brighter, well, much brighter. Even redheads may try some shades, reminding burgundy, but leaning towards the warmer tints with the admixture of cinnamon. Classic, vivid or old burgundy, maroon or oxblood… so, which one to choose? Here are 50 illustrative examples of how you can use the dark red color when dyeing your hair or refreshing it with coloristic methods.

Fabulous Opportunities of Burgundy Hair Color

It livens your tresses, adds a mysterious undertone or, on the contrary, the boldest shade you could ever imagine on yourself. Burgundy adjusts to your basic hair color and lets you achieve your goals. Do you want to be at the center of everyone’s attention? Create a smart retro look? Add a pop of color for the fall period that will look in tune with nature changes? Introduce some spice tint and shimmer for your brunette locks? No problem, look through the pictures below and choose.

Initially burgundy hue was considered a perfect brown hair shade for real brunettes. These days, even some blondes dare to go that bright and eye-popping. If a step towards bold vinous color shades seems too challenging for now, but you are tempted to try something revolutionary, consider ombre in red and purple tones with demi-permanent dyes. They wash out after 24 shampoos, so you won’t get bored with your flashy ends. This idea looks pretty cool on medium brown hair, for instance. Vinous highlights, as another compromise solution, are ideal for black, dark-brown and medium brown hair. Well, let’s see some pictures.

#1: Dark Red Velvet

Those red velvet cupcakes you love to devour can now be channeled in your hair, and the results are just as delectable. Pick a rich shade of burgundy red that blends out nicely in a pretty balayage effect. Can you say, “yummy?”

#2: Dark Chocolate Hair with Burgundy Balayage

The rich burgundy hair color in balayage highlights shines and stuns. To make the quality of the color even more evident, add long low-maintenance layers that will keep your hair looking healthy and luxurious.

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#3: Bright Burgundy Locks

Displaying that burgundy purple hair you invested in is easier than you think. Give yourself a sleek, silky blowout and let the hair dye really shine. Just use a round or paddle brush and run it through a section of damp hair while following it with a blowdryer.

#4: Deep and Dark Purple Hair

Dark red violet locks are about as close to natural-looking hair as you’re going to get, without actually going natural. Try a shade that sports a subtle purple tinge that isn’t incredibly noticeable… until you stand in the sun. Then, watch the sparks fly.

#5: Dark Purple Loose Locks

Purple hair often brings up images of fluorescent violet locks. Go another direction and try deep, dark purple hair instead. This look is great: the rich shade is versatile enough to take you from summer to fall seamlessly.

#6: Bright Black Raspberry Hair

You probably would like to make your dark hair stand out. Color it bright burgundy red, the shade you don’t see much these days. In half updos, your roots will be showing setting off the vivid lengths, gorgeous in subtle waves, shapely curls or straight strands.

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#7: Soft Cinnamon Brown Hair

The red brown hair color associated with spicy cinnamon is what hair dreams are made of and it will truly make your long hairstyle one of a kind. Worn curly or straight and with a simple center part, it will look amazing.

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#8: Gorgeous Dark Burgundy Hair

Burgundy hair is a gorgeous color choice for brunettes. It also flatters every skin tone. A solid hair color is flawless in this case, but you may also play with subtle highlights or babylights.

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#9: Espresso Hair with Red Wine Highlights

You can easily achieve burgundy hair by adding some red wine highlights to an espresso base. This creates a beautiful reddish purple hue that looks unbelievably striking when it catches the light.

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#10: Barely There Burgundy Tint for Brunettes

If you like your deep brunette hair and want just a hint of red wine hair dye in your locks, no need to commit to a solid burgundy hair color. Throw in some very subtle balayage highlights to make your mane dimensional and colored as opposed to neutral. This more subtle dye job looks fabulous all year round with practically any complexion and outfit color palette.

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#11: Sleek Dark Purple Locks

Long, slick amethyst-colored hair is the stuff of dreams. Make it a reality by dyeing those long locks a crimson purple hue and letting them just hang down naturally. No muss, no fuss.

#12: Exquisite Burgundy Tinted Brown Hair

The perfect all-over burgundy color, these tresses have been tinted to create red brown hair that makes the ultimate style statement. The good news is that this shade looks distinctive whether you have short or long locks.

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#13: Burgundy and Scarlet Highlights

Try a burgundy hair dye over black hair and spice it up with scarlet highlights for a stunning blend your friends will love on you. The soft waves keep the overall look feminine and flirty.

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#14: Bright Burgundy Balayage with Black Roots

Two-tone and slightly more alternative, black burgundy hair provides a captivating contrast for brave, experimental individuals. To create a more synergized look between the two colors, opt for a balayage technique.

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#15: Subtle Lavender and Burgundy Highlights

Burgundy color combined with a subtle violet is an unusual yet eye-catching combination everyone will admire. What a wonderful solution for black hair!

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#16: Very Subtle Burgundy Brown Balayage

If you’re new to burgundy locks, you can experiment initially with reddish brown hair. This can be achieved, for example, with a simple balayage through thin subtle ribbons of color applied over your natural brunette color, without previous bleaching. It’s one of the best burgundy brown looks for beginners.

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#17: Burgundy and Magenta Balayage

For a unique, immensely vibrant style, you can ask your hair colorist to adapt your tresses to the spectacular clash of magenta pink and deep burgundy with the base black color. Coloring your entire head magenta will turn out too overpowering, therefore it’s all about opting for balayage.

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#18: Medium Black Hair with Purple Tint

A low-key burgundy style if you already have or want black hair with a twist, purple tint is understated yet seriously chic. It usually takes more to the ends, giving your tresses a darker appearance at the roots that gradually becomes lighter as it flows to the bottom.

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#19: Rich Plum Red Hair Color

Medium and short burgundy hair can certainly be just as impressive as longer styles, especially if your locks are particularly rich in hue. For instance, this highly pigmented plum color enhances your features and ensures that you can easily be spotted in the crowd for all the right reasons.

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#20: Dark Chocolate Hair with Cherry Highlights

Completely different to having brunette hair with burgundy highlights, the dark chocolate and cherry hues create a tasty combination that’s a treat for the eyes. Ask your hairdresser for subtle cherry highlights on dark brown hair for fun and quirky locks.

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#21: Black Hair with Dark Burgundy Highlights

For shoulder-length black hair, have your stylist insert deep burgundy highlights to make an otherwise plain hairstyle pop.

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#22: Black Hair with Brown and Burgundy Highlights

If you have black hair, simply add warm brown and burgundy red highlights to develop a cool and unusual color resembling dark maroon. The variation of hues means that it doesn’t look as brash as other effects, but still seriously chic.

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#23: Dark Hair with Subtle Burgundy Highlights

If you have to follow a strict dress code at work, try black, dark brown or maroon hair with subtle burgundy highlights. Noticeable and professional, but not distracting. It also won’t take a lot of maintenance to keep it looking good.

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#24: Subtle Merlot Balayage Wavy Hair

There are some instances where burgundy and brown make for the ultimate power duo, and this is certainly one of them. Add some soft merlot tones to the ends, along with some defined curves using a curling iron, for the cutest wavy balayage effect.

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#25: Tawny and Burgundy Blend for Brown Hair

A dark red hair color blended with brown makes this wavy choppy bob bloom. With your hair pulled up in a pony, you’ll also look very pretty.

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#26: Elegant Purple Balayage for Black Hair

You can easily and quickly achieve subtle red purple ends just by applying the balayage approach to black hair. Softer and more natural-looking than an all-over color, this style epitomizes class and elegance while still being out of the ordinary.

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#27: Shiny Purple Brown Hair

Love purple? Show off your medium length layered hair with your favorite shade. Worn straight or wavy, it’s a beautiful style you’ll love.

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#28: Sophisticated Burgundy Balayage with Touches of Copper

A modern update for your brown burgundy hair, you can add touches of copper to create the perfect maroon purple balayage. Maroon hair looks particularly sensational if you naturally have dark hair and dark brown, green or blue eyes.

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#29: Layered Maroon Mane

While pastel, cotton-candy hair is all the rage right now, don’t underestimate the power of classy dark burgundy hair. When layered and styled to perfection, it is just as bold and just as eye-catching. So drop your pink hair dye and swap it for a crimson hue.

#30: Berry-Beautiful Highlights

Create a colorful contrast in your dark hair by choosing burgundy highlights. And to really show them off, pair them with a simple, sleek, straight style that lets the color do the talking (and this one’s saying “Berry beautiful!”).

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#31: Black to Deep Burgundy Makeover

Looking for a dramatic and pretty change to jazz up your black hair? The dark burgundy balayage solution takes the long hair from boring to beautiful. Going to work? Wear it straight or in a low pony to show off the rich color. Heading out on a date? With lush voluminous curls, you’ll make a splendid first impression.

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#32: Purple Tipped Tresses

You don’t have to dye your entire head to enjoy the perks of burgundy hair. Take baby steps to burgundy by dying the ends and front pieces in slightly washed out reddish purple shades. The flash of color is still dynamic and totally bold.

#33: Dark Red Ringlets

Mix your deep burgundy locks with your natural, dark roots for a dazzling hairstyle that’s ideal for medium to olive skin tones. Try loosely curling the hair by wrapping it around a one-inch curling iron and leaving the ends free from heat. You’ll get beautiful bohemian waves that scream “cool girl.”

#34: Burgundy on Fire

Look closely at this burgundy hair color and you’ll see tiny hints of blonde peeking through. These babylights turn the burgundy shade on fire, and the choppy cut with varied lengths just lends to the flaming look.

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#35: Ravishing Red Barrel Curls

When it comes to reddish brown hair, sometimes you have to go big. A great way to do so is by giving yourself some beautiful, buoyant barrel curls. Use a 1 ½-inch curling iron to curl sections of the hair outward, away from the face.

#36: Chocolate Cherry Curls

The perfect example of burgundy brown hair, these luscious curls must have come from a bowl of chocolate and cherries used as a dye, and the result looks so good we want to taste.

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#37: Pixie Perfect

As if rocking a pixie isn’t already cool, venturing a less traditional hair color on top of that cut takes your look to the next level of chic. This pixie-meets-maroon hair screams “work hard, party harder.”

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#38: Cranberry Curls

Medium length textured waves are trendy, but make them stand out even more by infusing some cranberry highlights into the mix, because unlike canned cranberry served at Thanksgiving dinners, this is one sweet berry option you shouldn’t pass by.

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#39: Mahogany Mane

Long, shiny, bouncy curls – this stunning mane was made even more striking with a deep mahogany shade. And the best part about burgundy shades like this one is that they’re professional enough for work, but unique enough for you to stand out.

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#40: Burgundy Ombre

Two colors in one, this dark mane was transformed into red brown hair with the magic touch of a talented stylist. The ombre effect makes it look as if her natural dark locks are melting in a magic burgundy pool, and we want to dive in!

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#41: Classic Hue with Subtle Auburn Highlights

Burgundy hair looks very stylish with black clothes and accessories. Opt for solid classic dark brown tone with very subtle or even blonde highlights for your most voguish looks.

#42: Lavender Icing

The burgundy that leans towards the blue palette is charming, unquestionably. If you happen to have blue eyes or simply have a passion for blue shades, you may adopt this idea for your new hair color.

#43: Mulled Wine

Burgundy blends with red maroon as well, same like port and claret with spices on a frosty winter day. This interesting coloristic idea is performed with the balayage technique, when the color is placed strategically on larger sections.

#44: Serene

Some girls shy away from the burgundy hue when picking hair dyes, simply because they think of something gaudy. But red wine can be very “calm”, elegant and decent like this gorgeous shade with random cherry wood highlights.

#45: Sexy Hair Color for Wavy Hair

If you want to accentuate your femininity and passionate nature, try the chestnut burgundy like in the photo. It looks fabulous on the long curled locks! Don’t forget to use professional products for dyed hair to maintain the color and shine of your tresses.

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#46: Black Hair with Burgundy Ombre

Give that thick, black hair a nice little upgrade by throwing some burgundy highlights into the mix. Weaving the hue into the bottom of the hair delivers color that’s unexpected and unique. No one will ever dare to call you boring.

#47: Deep Violet Highlights

Give your purple red hair a dreamy, ethereal edge by wearing it with jewel-toned highlights. The glistening strands of color will look positively enchanting and give “unicorn hair” a whole new meaning.

#48: Dark Violet Cascades

Get playful with your hair color with maroon locks that pack a punch. The color is not quite red and not quite purple, but totally mesmerizing. Go ahead and try it and see if you aren’t drowning in compliments immediately.

#49: Chocolate Meets Wine

Adding burgundy to your hair can be intimidating, but there can be a middle ground and this shade is it. The transition from deep chocolate at the roots to soft burgundy towards the ends is subtle, resulting in a burgundy brown shade that’s reminiscent of the two favorite things of the average girl: chocolate and wine.

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#50: Spicy Burgundy Balayage Hair

To enhance the brightness of your burgundy tresses, you can ask your hairdresser to incorporate some spicy red highlights into your ends for a rather subtle look with a difference of tones. Due to the two-tone effect, it also makes your root hue appear shinier and healthier. Result.

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Well, we hope you have found your favorite red wine tint with a cooler or warmer base that tastes and feels the best. Burgundy is flattering for practically all skin tones. You only need to carefully select your perfect shade.