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Micro Carbon@2X #8
 Carbon  CC BY-SA 3.0

Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.

Source Atle Mo

Prismatic Geometric Pattern Background #407
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Geometric Pattern Background

Source GDJ

Checkered Pattern #322
 Grid  CC BY-SA 3.0

Simple gray checkered lines, in light tones.

Source Radosław Rzepecki

Brushed Alum #67
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

A light brushed aluminum pattern for your pleasure.

Source Tim Ward

A dark wool background pattern with diagonal stripes #907
 Stripes  CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Background pattern 223 (colour 4) #2350
 Pink  CC 0

Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 267 #2067
 Dark  CC 0

Remixed from a drawing in 'An Index to Deering's Nottinghamia Vetus et Nova', Rupert Chicken, 1899. The unit tile can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i

Source Firkin

Background pattern 214 (colour 6) #2372
 Colorful  CC 0

A seamless chequerboard pattern formed from a tile that can be had in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i. Alternative colour scheme.

Source Firkin

Diagonal Noise@2X #182
 Fabric  CC BY-SA 3.0

A simple but elegant classic. Every collection needs one of these.

Source Christopher Burton

Background pattern 306 #1882
 Colorful  CC 0

Seamless pattern the tile for which can be had by using shift-alt-I on the selected rectangle in Inkscape.

Source Firkin

Fall Leaves #243
 Fabric  CC 0

Colored maple leaves scattered on a surface. This is tileable, so it can be used as a background or wallpaper.

Source Eady

Prismatic Abstract Line Art Pattern Background 2 #567
 Dark  CC 0

Prismatic Abstract Line Art Pattern Background 2

Source GDJ