diff --git a/include/fmt/color.h b/include/fmt/color.h
index 42eaf718..42008f51 100644
--- a/include/fmt/color.h
+++ b/include/fmt/color.h
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ inline std::basic_string<Char> vformat(
 */
 template <typename S, typename... Args, typename Char = char_t<S>>
 inline std::basic_string<Char> format(const text_style& ts, const S& format_str,
-                                      Args&&... args) {
+                                      const Args&... args) {
   return vformat(ts, to_string_view(format_str),
                  fmt::make_args_checked<Args...>(format_str, args...));
 }