The invention discloses a brown-red plant ecological hair dye which is composed of a staining agent and a dyeing auxiliary, wherein the staining agent comprises the components in parts by weight of vegetable dyes, fat, an emulsifier, a thickener, a humectant, a penetrating agent, a conditioner, an acidifying or alkalizing agent and deionized water; the dyeing auxiliary comprises the components of metal salt, the fat, the emulsifier, the thickener, the humectant, the penetrating agent, the conditioner, the acidifying or alkalizing agent and the deionized water. Natural plant red and black sorghum husks and black rice extract are adopted as dyes to replace chemical aniline dyes; the extracts are subjected to complex reaction together the metal salt which has no harm to a human body to generate colored complex compounds for dyeing. The brown-red plant ecological hair dye does not contain any aniline dye; no heavy metal is added; and the brown-red plant ecological hair dye is high in security, low in irritation, free of toxic and side effects, high in dyeing rate, and natural, bright and lasting in color and luster after being dyed, does not fade, is not dried, and is washable, lightfast, innocuous and non-irritant, thus being an ideal color hair dye.