Three shades of gray makes this pattern look like a small carbon fiber surface. Great readability even for small fonts.
Source Atle Mo
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
A light gray fabric pattern with faded vertical stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
The perfect pattern for all your blogs about type, or type-related matters.
Source Atle Mo
This was submitted in a beige color, hence the name. Now it’s a gray paper pattern.
Source Konstantin Ivanov
Could remind you a bit of those squares in Super Mario Bros, yeh?
Source Jeff Wall
This was formed by distorting an image of a background on Pixabay.
Source Firkin
Wild Oliva or Oliva Wilde? Darker than the others, sort of a medium dark pattern.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
As simple and subtle as it gets. But sometimes that’s just what you want.
Source Designova
Beautiful dark noise pattern with some dust and grunge.
Source Vincent Klaiber
Tiny little fibers making a soft and sweet look.
Source Badhon Ebrahim
Used in small doses, this could be a nice subtle pattern. Used on a large surface, it’s dirty!
Source Paul Reulat
This one is so simple, yet so good. And you know it. Has to be in the collection.
Source Gluszczenko
This is so subtle I hope you can see it! Tweak at will.
Source Alexandre Naud
Seamless SVG vector and JPG backgrounds with faded diagonal stripes. The colors are editable.
Source V. Hartikainen
A seamless texture traced from an image on opengameart.org shared by Scouser.
Source Firkin
A pattern derived from repeating unit cells each derived from part of a fractal rendering in paint.net.
Source Firkin
The tile this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i
Source Firkin
Formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
Have you wondered about how it feels to be buried alive? Here is the pattern for it.
Source Hendrik Lammers
Sometimes you just need the simplest thing.
Source Fabricio
Derived from an image that was uploaded to Pixabay by mdmelo.
Source Firkin
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
Remixed from a drawing in 'Maidenhood; or, the Verge of the Stream', Laura Jewry, 1876.
Source Firkin