How can you dye naturally black hair to a brown shade?

I have naturally dark, rich, and thick, black hair. I want to dye it to a brown color using over the counter, off the shelves, or salons to get my hair to change color. My hair is naturally dark black, and at age 17, I have a few visable grays, if that helps any.How can you dye naturally black hair to a brown shade?
Normal brown hair dye will work. Just buy a shade lighter than you want, because it will show up darker on your dark hair.How can you dye naturally black hair to a brown shade?
Woah. You wanna dye your NATURALLY BLACK HAIR brown???
you should bleach it and then dye it