Derived from a drawing in 'Historiske Afhandlinger', Adolf Jorgensen, 1898.
Source Firkin
The first pattern on here using opacity. Try it on a site with a colored background, or even using mixed colors.
Source Nathan Spady
Bit of a strange name on this one, but still nice. Tiny gray square things.
Source Carlos Valdez
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
Sharp pixel pattern looking like some sort of fabric.
Source Dmitry
From a drawing in 'Chambéry à la fin du XIVe siècle', Timoleon Chapperon, 1863.
Source Firkin
To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.
Source Firkin
From a drawing in 'The Quiver of Love', Walter Crane, 1876
Source Firkin
People seem to enjoy dark patterns, so here is one with some circles.
Source Atle Mo
Seamless , tileable CC-0 texture. Created by my own, feel free to use wherever you want!
Source Linolafett
A new take on the black linen pattern. Softer this time.
Source Atle Mo
A smooth mid-tone gray, or low contrast if you will, linen pattern.
Source Jordan Pittman
From a drawing in 'Line and form', Walter Crane, 1914.
Source Firkin
As the original image 's page size is too large for its image size, I remixed it.
Source Yamachem
Dark, lines, noise, tactile. You get the drift.
Source Anatoli Nicolae
From a drawing in 'Art Embroidery', M.S. Lockwood and E. Glaister, 1878.
Source Firkin
Very dark pattern with some noise and 45-degree lines.
Source Stefan Aleksić
A background pattern with green vertical stripes. A new striped background pattern. This time a green one.
Source V. Hartikainen
A light gray background pattern with seamless fabric-like texture and almost unnoticeable stripes.
Source V. Hartikainen
CC0 and a seamless pattern from a tile drawn in Paint.net .
Source SliverKnight
Remixed from a drawing in 'A Girl in Ten Thousand', Elizabeth Meade, 1896.
Source Firkin
Lovely light gray floral motif with some subtle shades.
Source GraphicsWall
You know I’m a sucker for these. Well-crafted paper pattern.
Source Mihaela Hinayon
A dark gray, sandy pattern with small light dots, and some angled strokes.
Source Atle Mo