It was called Navy Blue, but I made it dark. You know, the way I like it.
Source Ethan Hamilton
From a drawing in 'Danmarks Riges Historie af J. Steenstrup, Kr. Erslev, A. Heise, V. Mollerup, J. A. Fridericia, E. Holm, A. D. Jørgensen', 1897.
Source Firkin
A dark background pattern/texture of a dimpled metal plate.
Source V. Hartikainen
From a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Remixed from a JPG that was uploaded to Pixabay by susanlu4esm
Source Firkin
A light gray wall or floor (you decide) of concrete.
Source Atle Mo
Remixed from a drawing in 'Canadian forest industries July-December', 1915
Source Firkin
Abstract Tiled Background Extended 12
Source GDJ
Used in small doses, this could be a nice subtle pattern. Used on a large surface, it’s dirty!
Source Paul Reulat
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
A good starting point for a cardboard pattern. This would work well in a variety of colors.
Source Atle Mo
A seamless pattern formed from a square tile. The tile can be retrieved by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i
Source Firkin
Background formed from the iconic plastic construction bricks that gave me endless hours of fun when I was a lad.
Source Firkin
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
This tiled background comes in red and consists of tiles that look like gemstones. It is more for blogs or social profiles, I think.
Source V. Hartikainen
Dark, crisp and subtle. Tiny black lines on top of some noise.
Source Wilmotte Bastien
A seamless background pattern with impressed gray dots.
Source V. Hartikainen
People seem to enjoy dark patterns, so here is one with some circles.
Source Atle Mo
Bit of a strange name on this one, but still nice. Tiny gray square things.
Source Carlos Valdez
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'Sun Pictures of the Norfolk Broads', Ernest Suffling, 1892.
Source Firkin
You know you love wood patterns, so here’s one more.
Source Richard Tabor
This is the third pattern called Dark Denim, but hey, we all love them!
Source Brandon Jacoby
From a drawing in 'Bond Slaves. The story of a struggle.', Isabella Varley, 1893.
Source Firkin