How to Convert Grayscale Shades/Tints to Their Color Equivalents

For the lack of a better title, what I mean here is, say you have black as your darkest color for design A, and a maroon as the darkest color for design B.
For the lack of a better title, what I mean here is, say you have black as your darkest color for design A, and a maroon as the darkest color for design B.
It is the bane of every designer to hear the words “make it pop” after meticulously working on a logo comp for a client.