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Waterman

Sea Green

Blues & navies#23DABD

One of the oldest names in fountain pens, offering a compact range of reliably smooth, low-maintenance inks.

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Specs

Color familyBlues & navies
Approx. hex#23DABD
SheenNot typically noted

Paper & pairing

Blues and navies are the most broadly "safe" fountain pen colors: legible, professional, and unlikely to raise eyebrows in an office. This ink will behave predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Cheap, highly absorbent paper (standard copier paper) will dull any ink's saturation and can cause feathering or bleed-through with wetter nibs.

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About Waterman

Founded in New York in 1884 by Lewis Waterman, one of the earliest fountain pen makers; the brand is now based in France under the same ownership as Parker and Cross.

United States / France Founded 1884
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Storing and using the bottle

Bottled fountain pen ink has an effectively long shelf life when kept capped and out of direct sunlight: most inks remain usable for years. The main risk isn't the ink spoiling, it's a pen sitting inked and unused for weeks: that's what causes clogs, not the ink's age.

Frequently asked questions

What color family is Sea Green?
Sea Green falls into Inktend's blues & navies family based on its typical swatch color.
Does Sea Green have sheen?
Sea Green is not typically noted for sheen. If you want that effect, browse similarly colored inks tagged with sheen in the ink library.
How should I store a bottle of Sea Green?
Years, easily, as long as it stays capped and out of direct sunlight. The thing that actually shortens an ink's usable life is sitting unused inside a pen, not sitting on a shelf.
What paper works best with Sea Green?
It behaves predictably on most fountain-pen-friendly paper. Stick to something reasonably absorbent-resistant, since cheap copier paper dulls saturation and can feather.

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Color shown is a close digital approximation of a typical swatch, not a calibrated color match.