Design drawn in Paint.net, vectorised using Vector Magic and finished in Inkscape.
Source Firkin
I know there is one here already, but this is sexy!
Source Gjermund Gustavsen
Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.
Source Atle Mo
A pale olive green background with a seamless texture.
Source V. Hartikainen
New paper pattern with a slightly organic feel to it, using some thin threads.
Source Atle Mo
The square tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Sharp diamond pattern. A small 24x18px tile.
Source Tom Neal
Made by distorting a simple pattern using the 'sin waves' plugin for Paint.net and vectorising in Vector Magic
Source Firkin
Little x’es, noise and all the stuff you like. Dark like a Monday, with a hint of blue.
Source Tom McArdle
Recreated from a pattern found in 'Az Osztrák-Magyar Monarchia irásban és képben', 1882. To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
This is a seamless pattern which is derived from a flower petal image.
Source Yamachem
Coming in at 666x666px, this is an evil big pattern, but nice and soft at the same time.
Source Atle Mo
Prismatic Groovy Concentric Background 3 No Black
Source GDJ
As the original image 's page size is too large for its image size, I remixed it.
Source Yamachem
Prismatic Geometric Tessellation Pattern 2 No Background
Source GDJ
I love cream! 50x50px and lovely in all the good ways.
Source Thomas Myrman
A bit like smudged paint or some sort of steel, here is scribble light.
Source Tegan Male
Feel free to download and use it, or see the rest of the dark background patterns that I have made. Anyway, I hope you will find something that you like.
Source V. Hartikainen