Dyeing composition containing halogenated 2-nitroanilines

A dyeing composition for keratinous fibers comprising a solvent selected from the group consisting of water, a lower alcohol, an aromatic alcohol, a polyhydric alcohol, a glycol, a glycol ether and a mixture thereof and a tinctorially effective amount of at least one dye having the formula ##STR23## wherein X is halogen and

• R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 which may be identical or different, are each hydrogen, an alkyl group, a mono- or polyhydroxylated alkyl group, an alkyl group substituted with an alkoxy or hydroxyalkoxy group, or an aminoalkyl group, the amino group of which is optionally substituted with one or two alkyl or hydroxyalkyl groups, all the above alkyl groups or moieties containing from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or, if the compound of formula (II) contains an amine group which can be salified, a cosmetically acceptable salt thereof.

A halogenated 2-nitro-meta-phenylenediamine of formula:

• ##STR25## in which X is halogen and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, which may be identical or different, are each hydrogen, an alkyl group, a mono- or polyhydroxylated alkyl group, and alkyl group substituted with an alkoxy or hydroxyalkoxy group, or an aminoalkyl group, the amino group of which is optionally substituted with one or two alkyl or hydroxyalkyl groups, all of the above alkyl groups or moieties containing from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and, if, the compound of formula (II) contains an amine group which can be salified, a cosmetically acceptable salt thereof;
• with the proviso that R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are not simultaneously hydrogen.

A halogenated 2-nitroaniline of formula:

• ##STR26## in which X is a halogen and R'.sub.1 is a polyhydroxylated alkyl group, an alkyl group substituted with an alkoxy or hydroxyalkoxy group or an aminoalkyl group, the amino group of which is optionally substituted with one or two alkyl or hydroxyalkyl groups, all of the above alkyl groups or moieties containing from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and if the compound of formula (III') contains an amine group which can be salified, a cosmetically acceptable salt thereof.