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

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Green Fibers #91
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

The green fibers pattern will work very well in grayscale as well.

Source Matteo Di Capua

Background pattern 226 (colour 2) #2320
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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

Colorful Floral Background #479
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Colorful Floral Background

Source GDJ

Prismatic Geometric Tessellation Pattern 4 No Background@2X #558
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Prismatic Geometric Tessellation Pattern 4 No Background

Source GDJ

Retro Circles Background 7 No Black@2X #434
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Retro Circles Background 7 No Black

Source GDJ

Kaleidoscope Prismatic Abstract No Background #387
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Kaleidoscope Prismatic Abstract No Background

Source GDJ

Floral pattern 7 #2291
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Utilising some flowers from Almeidah. To get the unit tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.

Source Firkin

Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 4 No Black #441
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Prismatic Abstract Geometric Background 4 No Black

Source GDJ

Prismatic Dots Background 7@2X #514
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Prismatic Dots Background 7

Source GDJ

Background pattern black #2026
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Remixed from a design seen in 'Burghley. The Life of William Cecil', William Charlton, 1857. The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Part of Bayeux Tapestry 6 #2444
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From a drawing in 'Les Chroniqueurs de l'Histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'au XVIe siècle', Henriette Witt, 1884.

Source Firkin

Old Mathematics@2X #44
 Stripes  CC BY-SA 3.0

This one takes you back to math class. Classic mathematic board underlay.

Source Josh Green