Just to prove my point, here is a slightly modified dark version.
Source Atle Mo
CC0 and a seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net .
Source SliverKnight
A beautiful dark wood pattern, superbly tiled.
Source Omar Alvarado
From a drawing in 'A Guide to the Guildhall of the City of London', John Baddeley, 1898.
Source Firkin
This one is so simple, yet so good. And you know it. Has to be in the collection.
Source Gluszczenko
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Abstract Arbitrary Geometric Background derived from an image on Pixabay.
Source GDJ
Remixed from a drawing in 'A Child of the Age', Francis Adams, 1894.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
The image depicts polka dot seamless pattern.
Source Yamachem
More leather, and this time it’s bigger! You know, in case you need that.
Source Elemis
Remixed from a drawing in 'Hungary. A guide book. By several authors', 1890.
Source Firkin
Seamless Background For Websites. It has a texture similar to cork-board.
Source V. Hartikainen
Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.
Source Atle Mo
The name alone is awesome, but so is this sweet dark pattern.
Source Federica Pelzel
Thin lines, noise and texture creates this crisp dark denim pattern.
Source Marco Slooten
Dark Tile-able Grunge Texture. I think this texture can be classified as grunge. It's free and seamless, as always.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless pattern from a tile made from a jpg on Pixabay. To get the tile select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
Vector version of a png that was uploaded to Pixabay by pencilparker
Source Firkin
Number 2 in a series of 5 beautiful patterns. Can be found in colors on the submitter’s website.
Source Janos Koos
A seamless pattern of dark bricks. Maybe it's not very realistic, but it looks good in my opinion.
Source V. Hartikainen