Wait until the cabinets are done before deciding. You need to choose the backsplash (and wall paint) with both the cabinets and counters done so they work together.

I agree about waiting until the cabinets and countertops are installed. it's much easier to decide when the rest is in place.

I have seen several quartz tops that worked very well with real marble backsplashes, but that's usually when the top is a very subtle look. I agree with pensivern. You have significant veining so be careful not to overpower the countertop. One has to be the star. Another option may be to use a very pale gray subway with a white grout. The piano key on the right can look very busy so I would pass on that one.

No to the narrow glass tiles on the right - that is extremely busy and will take away from the lovely countertop. Those type of small mosaic glass backsplash are the most often regretted splash - what looks pretty in a 12 x 12 sample can overwhelm a kitchen. (They actually can induce a headache in me, and I am not susceptible to headaches.)

Definitely wait till the counters are in for your final decision. Seeing the big picture may affect what you do - it did for me.

NO to both of them.

I have to agree to wait on the backsplash until the cabinets are painted.

If you want a bit of a twist on the traditional white subway tiles, these from The Tile Shop are nice (and also happen to be the ones I am using). They are 4x12 and have a bit of a wavy texture.

https://www.tileshop.com/product/bulevar+white+ceramic+wall+tile+-+4+x+12+in.do?sortby=ourPicksAscend&from=fn

I don't think either of them work, and I agree with above comments to wait until your cabinets and walls are painted.

Definitely not the glass, it's way too busy. The marble might work but agree to wait so cabinets will be part of the equation.

I don't care for those. And I 100% agree with jhmarie and others to WAIT until the walls are painted and the whole thing is put together. There is absolutely no reason to choose your backsplash now. If you're going for that all-white/gray look kitchen, and doing a greenish paint on the walls (which sounds really pretty!), then I would keep the backsplash really simple. I would not be tempted to put those tiny tiles on the backsplash.

Those tiles look familiar to me--perhaps they came from a big box store? I am not saying that's a bad place to purchase backsplash tile, but you might find it very inspiring, and get some sophisticated, current advice along with a better selection, at an actual tile store that specializes in this sort of thing. That's just a suggestion.

I would paint last, it's much easier to fine tune your paint color than to find a back splash that works with a paint that was done first. Even if you want the green to continue, you can change the tone a bit and your eye will never register it room to room.

I like the bigger format of the of the one on the right. The left will come off as being too busy.

And the one of the right is a "picket" style and will look better installed vertical, with long axis going up/down.

Pencil tiles are quite dated, and even if they weren't, they have too many grout lines that won't go well with your counters. Think quieter and less going on. And another vote to wait until everything else is in.

None of the ones you posted work. You need big subway tiles in one solid color. If its glass tiles, subway tiles, or arabesque tiles. They need to be one color. Try white, blue, or grey.

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Do you have a lot of area that needs a backsplash - a gorgeous look is to also use the quartz as a backsplash.