diff --git a/include/fmt/color.h b/include/fmt/color.h
index 3756ba3f..96d9ab6b 100644
--- a/include/fmt/color.h
+++ b/include/fmt/color.h
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ template <typename Char> struct ansi_color_escape {
 
   FMT_CONSTEXPR const Char* begin() const FMT_NOEXCEPT { return buffer; }
   FMT_CONSTEXPR const Char* end() const FMT_NOEXCEPT {
-    return buffer + std::strlen(buffer);
+    return buffer + std::char_traits<Char>::length(buffer);
   }
 
  private:
diff --git a/test/color-test.cc b/test/color-test.cc
index fde3a0c5..c1113a2e 100644
--- a/test/color-test.cc
+++ b/test/color-test.cc
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ TEST(ColorsTest, ColorsPrint) {
 TEST(ColorsTest, Format) {
   EXPECT_EQ(fmt::format(fg(fmt::rgb(255, 20, 30)), "rgb(255,20,30)"),
             "\x1b[38;2;255;020;030mrgb(255,20,30)\x1b[0m");
+  EXPECT_EQ(fmt::format(fg(fmt::rgb(255, 20, 30)), L"rgb(255,20,30) wide"),
+            L"\x1b[38;2;255;020;030mrgb(255,20,30) wide\x1b[0m");
   EXPECT_EQ(fmt::format(fg(fmt::color::blue), "blue"),
             "\x1b[38;2;000;000;255mblue\x1b[0m");
   EXPECT_EQ(